shoreline

noun

shore·​line ˈshȯr-ˌlīn How to pronounce shoreline (audio)
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 Besides trying out surfing, visitors can swim, dive, or sail along the stunning shoreline. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024 Steelhead Where: Not nearly as many anglers play the spring steelhead game along the Great Lakes shoreline as do the fall. Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024 There, local high school students and their teachers wade into about two feet of water around nets and traps that are set up along the shoreline where the glass eels swim. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024 The shoreline was overgrown with invasive bush honeysuckle, blocking river views and preventing natives from growing. Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 The Delaware shoreline delights with mechanical cleaning three times a week to maintain the real postcard image of the Atlantic Shoreline. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024 Situated on a high point of land between the 9-hole Killiney Golf Club and the long crescent of rocky shoreline that is Killiney Bay Beach, a 2.8-acre estate known as Kenah Hill has come to market for just about $13 million. Mark David, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2024 The Coast Guard suspended its search for the Berkeley, California native around 8:15 p.m. after an extensive search of the river and the shoreline, said Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Sherbs, a spokeswoman for the service. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024 As oceans rise and the coasts sink, up to 343,000 acres of land will be exposed to destructive flooding by 2050, from hazards such as hurricanes, coastal storms and shoreline erosion, according to the study published in the journal Nature. Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shoreline was in 1852

Dictionary Entries Near shoreline

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Cite this Entry

“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

shoreline

noun
shore·​line -ˌlīn How to pronounce shoreline (audio)
: the line where a body of water touches the shore

Geographical Definition

Shoreline

geographical name

Shore·​line ˈshȯr-ˌlīn How to pronounce Shoreline (audio)
city in west central Washington on Puget Sound north of Seattle population 53,007
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