coastline

noun coast·line \ -ˌlīn \

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

Examples: coastline in a Sentence

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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Examples of coastline in a Sentence

The plane flew along the eastern coastline.

Recent Examples of coastline from the Web

On Friday, police escorted Beijing activist Hu Jia to the northern city of Chongli, which doesn’t have a coastline, to prevent him from marking the anniversary.

— Washington Post, "Nobel widow’s release is short-lived human rights triumph," 13 July 2018
The rapid rapprochement announced by Mr. Ahmed in early June comes at an important time for the military and commercial development of the Red Sea coastline.

— matina stevis-gridneff, WSJ, "Ethiopia and Eritrea Move to End 20-Year Conflict in Historic Breakthrough," 8 July 2018
Southern California is lined with fault systems that extend from the desert to far off the region’s coastline.

— gary robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Safety tips to follow before, during and after an earthquake," 8 July 2018
For much of the stage, the route hugged the coastline alongside sparkling waters, pristine beaches and an abundance of salt marshes.

— New York Times, "Chris Froome Begins Tour de France in a Ditch," 7 July 2018
In addition, reefs protect coastlines from storm surge.

— eileen reslen, Popular Mechanics, "Hawaii Bans Sunscreens That Hurt Coral Reefs," 6 July 2018
Kicking off on Île de Noirmoutier, a small island off the Atlantic coast of France, cyclists will cross a bridge to the mainland while navigating the twisting Vendée coastline.

— gina martinez, Time, "Your Ultimate Guide to the 2018 Tour de France," 6 July 2018
These events are designed to get the public not just next to the water but in it, traveling down what’s called the Lake Michigan Water Trail, a 1,638-mile course outlining Lake Michigan’s coastline in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.

— sheryl devore, Lake County News-Sun, "DNR hosts free events for public to explore Lake Michigan Water Trail," 1 July 2018
The pilots crossed the coastline, entered their launch acceptability regions about 10 miles from their targets, opened their bomb-bay doors exactly on schedule, and released their weapons as planned.

— william langewiesche, The Atlantic, "An Extraordinarily Expensive Way to Fight ISIS," 21 June 2018

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