seaboard

noun sea·board \ ˈsē-ˌbȯrd \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Examples: seaboard in a Sentence

Definition of seaboard

: seacoast; also : the country bordering a seacoast

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seaboard

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Examples of seaboard in a Sentence

He lives on the eastern seaboard.

Recent Examples of seaboard from the Web

Oman hopes a vast project in a hitherto rural town can help diversify its economy (CNN)The town of Duqm was once a sleepy outpost on Oman's central eastern seaboard.

— eoghan macguire, CNN, "Can Duqm become the Arab world's next 'great city?'," 3 June 2018
To gather the necessary caloric reserves, each bird needs to feed on approximately 400,000 horseshoe crabs’ eggs along the eastern seaboard.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "Will Big Pharma Help Save Some of the Oldest Marine Life on Earth?," 17 May 2018
Amelia Island is the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands along the eastern U.S. seaboard.

— amy aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Nassau County: Ritz carves out a luxurious corner," 6 May 2018
The metropolitan areas where the socioeconomic gaps have diverged the most are located along the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards with Charleston, SC among the leaders as more wealthy people move to the southern coastal city.

— wei lu, Bloomberg.com, "These Are the U.S. Cities With the Fastest-Growing Wealth Gaps," 19 Apr. 2018
More than 5,500 blood and platelet donations have gone uncollected so far this year, and more than 150 blood drives were forced to cancel due to the early January winter storm along the eastern seaboard, the Red Cross said.

— andee erickson, Time, "There’s a Massive Blood Shortage This Winter. Here’s How You Can Help," 10 Jan. 2018
Currently our steering currents appear to be setting up a scenario where there will be a trough over the eastern seaboard of the U.S.

— OrlandoSentinel.com, "Hurricane activity predicted higher than normal," 30 May 2018
For example, 18% paid very close attention to Hurricane Dean, which impacted Mexico in 2007, and 28% paid very close attention to Hurricane Earl, which did not make landfall in the US but slightly-impacted the eastern seaboard in 2010.

— harry enten, CNN, "Americans viewed Hurricane Maria as if it was happening in another country," 30 May 2018
Each weekend, Emily Neal, an information technology worker from Richmond, Va., and her husband, Bryan Roper, a transit driver for a senior center, travel to Flyball tournaments across the Eastern seaboard.

— jennifer a. kingson, New York Times, "A Competitive Team Sport. For Your Dog.," 1 May 2018

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