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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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 This time out, Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) uses Kryptonian technology to build a vast new island off America's eastern seaboard. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 July 2025 Garland made waves last year with the divisive Civil War, which depicted a group of war correspondents and photographers making their way through the Eastern seaboard of a divided and wrecked United States. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 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 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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