Definition of coastline
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:a line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake
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: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
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And, to give you a chance to show your love for our coastline,environmental group Heal the Bay is gathering thousands of locals to clean up during the largest single-day volunteer event on the planet.
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Hurricane Katrina caused an estimated $108 billion in damage to the Gulf of Mexico coastline in 2005, the costliest natural disaster in United States history.
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Generally speaking, if a fantasy world lacks islands and a clear coastline, do not go there.
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One of the most sought-after locations is Port Andratx, on the southwest coastline.
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The work is part of a statewide effort to protect New Jersey’s 127-mile coastline following the devastation that Superstorm Sandy caused in 2012.
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The club has represented an expensive challenge for the service, which patrols the airspace above the estate as well as its two coastlines along the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway.
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Photo by Corey Arnold Our coastline draws visitors from all over the world.
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The administration's proposed 2018 budget would halve funding for key counterterrorism programs at another kind of border: The 361 ports dotted across America's 95,000 miles of coastline.
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First Known Use of coastline
1856
COASTLINE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of coastline for English Language Learners
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: the land along the edge of a coast
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