littoral zone vs sands

littoral zone and sands both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
littoral zone	Yes	No	No	No
sands	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, littoral zone and sands are synonyms defined as:

littoral zone and sands: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

Other synonyms of littoral zone include litoral, littoral.

littoral zone (noun)	sands (noun)
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean	the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean