sands vs littoral zone

sands and littoral zone both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of sands include litoral, littoral.

sands (noun)	littoral zone (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