seaboard

noun

sea·​board ˈsē-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce seaboard (audio)
Synonyms of seaboardnext
: 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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The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for much of the Northeast on Sunday, just one day after a previous storm brought some snow to the parts of the eastern seaboard. Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026 Almquist said California’s staple agricultural products are the source of strength for the Port of Oakland that other ports along the eastern seaboard do not have. Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026 Canada’s outbreak started in October 2024 in New Brunswick, a province on the country’s eastern seaboard. Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025 Barred owls, which are native to the eastern seaboard but only appeared west of the Mississippi in the early 1900s, are classified as invasive to the West and Northwest. Owen Clarke, Outside, 3 Nov. 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 21 Jan. 2026.

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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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