coastline

noun coast·line \ -ˌlīn \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

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Definition of coastline

1 : a line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake

2 : the outline of a coast

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The plane flew along the eastern coastline.

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The 29-year-old Swedish swimwear designer spent her childhood visiting St. Barth’s and snorkeling off of its crystal clear coastline with her family.

— zoe ruffner, Vogue, "This Elsa Hosk–Approved Swimwear Line Is Made From Recycled Fishing Nets," 8 June 2018
This is a very common effect in photos of whales far off the California coastline, which often appear to be breaching within several feet of the shore.

— National Geographic, "Why This Huge Full Moon Seems to Be Falling From the Sky," 6 June 2018
Located along key trade routes between East and West, the emirate has maritime access to the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean via its Persian Gulf coastline.

— afshin molavi, CNN, "Is Dubai a model for economic diversification in the Persian Gulf?," 4 June 2018
The combination of a storm system off the New England coastline and a cold front crossing New York will cause periods of rain and drizzle, especially Monday morning.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "Rain In The Forecast For Monday And Tuesday," 3 June 2018
Later that night, 14 miles off the pristine coastline of Big Sur, the 790-foot-long ship dumped 36,400 gallons of sewage, gray water and oily waste into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

— San Francisco Chronicle, "federal laws didn’t prohibit discharges into the sanctuary," 2 June 2018
Florida officials allowed further development of its coastlines and the Florida Keys despite warnings about sea-level rise, which increased the monetary damages from Hurricane Irma.

— emily atkin, The New Republic, "America’s Flooded Future," 30 May 2018
Both countries issued tropical storm watches for portions of their coastlines, with rain totals in some isolated areas of up to 25 inches.

— CBS News, "Florida gov. declares state of emergency ahead of Subtropical Storm Alberto," 26 May 2018
Several ships will work off the coastline while scientists will be based at the former drilling site of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide ice core, flying from there to their research sites in small airplanes or helicopters.

— paul voosen, Science | AAAS, "U.S.-U.K. science armada to target vulnerable Antarctic ice sheet," 30 Apr. 2018

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