seashore

noun

sea·​shore ˈsē-ˌshȯr 

1

a

: land adjacent to the sea : seacoast

b

: national seashore

2

: all the ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water marks : foreshore

Examples of seashore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet, violence on the pickleball courts happened at a genteel country club in a gated community in Port Orange, Florida, a seashore community of some 66,000 residents along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the spring break mecca, Daytona Beach. —Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026

Although the views of mountains and seashores might inspire a degree of travel envy from viewers stuck at home in the cold winter, I was most engaged by the architectural details of cityscapes from Cofield’s home turf in Brooklyn. —Benjamin Lima special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026

In fact, your desire to expand your perception of the world, the universe and of your purpose has likely been shifting like the sands of the beach, spinning on the foamy seashore. —Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026

Encountering such a pristine seashore after seeing so much video footage of the tsunami wreckage was an uplifting surprise. —Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing seashore

• national seashore
• the seashore

Rhymes for seashore

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore

Kids Definition

seashore

noun

sea·​shore -ˌshō(ə)r 

-ˌshȯ(ə)r

: the shore of a sea : seacoast