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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As the National Park Service (NPS) website explained, the beach got its name thanks to the old Coast Guard building that stands on the dunes still overlooking the shoreline.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
The programming, created in partnership with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, is designed to educate young explorers on the surrounding ecosystem via immersive activities focused on themes like sea creatures or the shoreline.
—Regan Stephens, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
Walk the pastoral grounds along the Lake Champlain shoreline and past the grand estate house turned inn, and visit the Farm Barn, where cheesemakers produce award-winning cheddar (my go-to is their clothbound variety) with milk from the resident Brown Swiss herd.
—Meg Lukens Noonan, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
After the discovery of the body parts last week, the river was searched using sonar, divers, cadaver dogs, a drone and officers scouring the shoreline, police said.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
The programming, created in partnership with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, is designed to educate young explorers on the surrounding ecosystem via immersive activities focused on themes like sea creatures or the shoreline.
—Regan Stephens, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
Walk the pastoral grounds along the Lake Champlain shoreline and past the grand estate house turned inn, and visit the Farm Barn, where cheesemakers produce award-winning cheddar (my go-to is their clothbound variety) with milk from the resident Brown Swiss herd.
—Meg Lukens Noonan, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
After the discovery of the body parts last week, the river was searched using sonar, divers, cadaver dogs, a drone and officers scouring the shoreline, police said.
—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.
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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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