shoreline
noun
shore·line
ˈshȯr-ˌlīn 
1
: the line where a body of water and the shore meet
2
: the strip of land along the shoreline
Examples of shoreline in a Sentence
The road runs along the shoreline.
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Those who make the quick journey are rewarded by three miles of pristine shoreline covered with shells, including calico scallops, sand dollars, moon snail shells, and lightning whelks.
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Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Water aficionados will enjoy the chance to experience the ins and outs of the lake, thanks to five full-service marinas along the twisting shoreline, more than four times the length of Georgia’s Atlantic coast.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
Meanwhile, a German Jewish cloth manufacturer (Ulrich Matthes) has a much more modest, traditional-looking summer hut built just a few meters down the shoreline from the architect’s modernist spread.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The afternoon light sank into the blue harbor as the last tourists of the season ambled down the shoreline, grim-faced, confused.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Water aficionados will enjoy the chance to experience the ins and outs of the lake, thanks to five full-service marinas along the twisting shoreline, more than four times the length of Georgia’s Atlantic coast.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
Meanwhile, a German Jewish cloth manufacturer (Ulrich Matthes) has a much more modest, traditional-looking summer hut built just a few meters down the shoreline from the architect’s modernist spread.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The afternoon light sank into the blue harbor as the last tourists of the season ambled down the shoreline, grim-faced, confused.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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shoreline
noun
shore·line
-ˌlīn
: the line where a body of water touches the shore
Geographical Definition
Shoreline
geographical name
Shore·line
ˈshȯr-ˌlīn
city in west central Washington on Puget Sound north of Seattle population 53,007
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