shoreline

noun

shore·​line ˈshȯr-ˌlīn How to pronounce shoreline (audio)
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.
Recent Examples on the Web But carbon capture is, if anything, helping the oil and gas industry justify its continued operations, and the march of new LNG terminals along Louisiana’s shoreline. Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024 Not only does the region have 120 blue lakes and some 14,000 islands, but its shoreline is a little over 9,000 miles long. Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2024 On Long Island, berms were built to protect the delicate shoreline, which has suffered from beach erosion in recent years, WABC reported. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024 Starting from the eastern trailhead at the West Hurley Parking Area, cyclists can follow the path westward along the reservoir’s shoreline. Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shoreline 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shoreline was in 1852

Dictionary Entries Near shoreline

shoreless

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Cite this Entry

“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

shoreline

noun
shore·​line -ˌlīn How to pronounce shoreline (audio)
: the line where a body of water touches the shore

Geographical Definition

Shoreline

geographical name

Shore·​line ˈshȯr-ˌlīn How to pronounce Shoreline (audio)
city in west central Washington on Puget Sound north of Seattle population 53,007
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