seaboard

noun

sea·​board ˈsē-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce seaboard (audio)
: seacoast
also : the country bordering a seacoast
seaboard adjective

Examples of seaboard in a Sentence

He lives on the eastern seaboard.
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Topline Thunderstorms snagged air traffic along the Atlantic seaboard Wednesday, causing the FAA to issue ground stops for airports in the New York and Washington metro areas. Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Several people were injured in the remote Russian region of the Kamchatka Peninsula, while much of Japan's eastern seaboard was ordered to evacuate. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025 However, vessel strikes, entanglement, and habitat disturbances remain significant threats to whales along the eastern seaboard. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025 But refocusing on the denser Eastern seaboard routes, including its popular Florida flights, may be enough to keep this low-cost contender going. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for seaboard

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seaboard was in 1613

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“Seaboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaboard. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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seaboard

noun
sea·​board ˈsē-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce seaboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: seacoast
also : the country bordering a seacoast
seaboard adjective

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