seacoast

noun

sea·​coast ˈsē-ˌkōst 

: the shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea

Examples of seacoast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

North American river otters live in rivers, lakes, streams, marshes and on seacoasts, according to the conservation group River Otter Ecology Project. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Outside, the landscape is a familiar tapestry of yellowing grasses, eucalyptus, oaks, and waves from a west-facing seacoast. — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

There have been multiple sightings of a black bear in some unusual locations on the seacoast of New Hampshire and in southern Maine. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 9 June 2026

Filming pine trees on Maine’s seacoast and palmettos off Charleston left us with stark reminders of North America’s botanical diversity as well as its vastness. — Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seacoast

• almost
• engrossed
• foremost
• hindmost
• impost
• inmost
• lamppost
• leftmost
• necrosed
• outpost
• pancoast
• rightmost

Kids Definition

seacoast

noun

sea·​coast ˈsē-ˌkōst 

: the shore of the sea