shoreline

noun

shore·​line ˈshȯr-ˌlīn 

1

: the line where a body of water and the shore meet

2

: the strip of land along the shoreline

Examples of shoreline in a Sentence

The road runs along the shoreline.

Recent Examples on the Web

Comstock created one of the largest manufacturing facilities on the shoreline in the early 19th century. —Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026

Search for shells at the shoreline, and you'll be surprised by the amount of perfectly intact, yet tiny whelks, cockles, and olive shells. —Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 June 2026

Go hiking at Belle Isle State Park, which has shoreline, forest, and wetland trails. —Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026

Pickard points to climate resilience projects and shoreline protection efforts. —Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for shoreline

• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine
• caroline
• centerline

Kids Definition

shoreline

noun

shore·​line -ˌlīn 

: the line where a body of water touches the shore

Geographical Definition

Shoreline

geographical name

Shore·​line ˈshȯr-ˌlīn 

city in west central Washington on Puget Sound north of Seattle population 53,007