 and explains the way in which the land was cut into straight bands that stretch from the shore to the highest points without ever stretching horizontally.On the other hand, considered in its broader meaning, the expression substitutes for an adverb of place, being a synonym for "everywhere".The word "lame" here means a "more or less considerable movement of the sea due to wind action" or a "mass of water that rises up, shrinks from its crest, foams and breaks".