coastline

noun coast·line \ -ˌlīn \

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.

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On a desolate coastline in Patagonia, astronomer Alan Stern huddles behind a semitrailer to block his telescope from the wind.

— eric betz, Discover Magazine, "New Horizons, New Worlds," 10 Nov. 2017
Washington chose this weekend to fly fighter and bomber jets along the Korean coastline close to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas — closer to the border than U.S. jets have flown in at least 17 years.

— heather hurlburt, Daily Intelligencer, "Wait, Are We at War With North Korea Now?," 25 Sep. 2017
The powerful storm ripped roofs off houses, collapsed buildings and flooded hundreds of miles of coastline.

— mimi whitefield and nora gamez torres, miamiherald, "Hurricane Irma claims 10 lives in Cuba," 11 Sep. 2017
The roughly 188,000-acre expanse of ocean, beach, savannah, and mangroves hugs Congo’s 23-mile strip of coastline.

— william clowes, Slate Magazine, "Seeing the Forest for the Trees," 1 May 2017
Much of our waterways, however, already share coastlines with buildings or other structures that would need to be adapted or discarded.

— nathan hurst, Smithsonian, "What Can Cities Do to Go “Blue”?," 2 Oct. 2017
Mahaulepu Coastal Trail is a Kauai History Heritage site and the last stretch of accessible coastline on the south shore that has not been developed.

— timbers kauai, The Seattle Times, "Discover Kauai’s hidden gems," 18 Sep. 2017
Hurricane Irma batters Cuba Cuba's coastline was battered Saturday by Hurricane Irma, with hurricane force winds raking the islands eastern provinces and causing storm surge of as much as 12 feet (3.6 metres).

— nora gámez torres, miamiherald, "In Cuba, many Hurricane Irma victims are asking themselves, where is the government?," 13 Sep. 2017
Parker knew that a trip to a picturesque destination along the California coastline would be the ideal setting to propose.

— carrie goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Trés Chic: Kori Bero & Parker Richey's Provençal Inspired Wedding on the West Coast," 24 July 2017

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: the land along the edge of a coast

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