seaside

noun

sea·​side ˈsē-ˌsīd 

: the district or land bordering the sea : country adjacent to the sea : seashore

seaside adjective

Examples of seaside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Southwold is one of Britain’s affluent seaside getaway towns, filled with Range Rovers and sunburned Londoners. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Only 10 minutes from the scenic harbor of Camden, the landscape is rural without being rural—in the woods, but just a short drive to seaside life. — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

And a New Currents special mention went to South Korean director Lim Hayeon’s debut feature Beach Fictions, about a young woman whose escape to a seaside town brings enigmatic encounters with a novelist, a magician and a fortune teller. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors at the time accused Brand of raping a woman in the English seaside area of Bournemouth in 1999. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing seaside

• the seaside

Rhymes for seaside

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Kids Definition

seaside

noun

sea·​side -ˌsīd 

: the land bordering the sea : seacoast

Geographical Definition

Seaside

geographical name

Sea·​side ˈsē-ˌsīd 

city on Monterey Bay in western California