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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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
On April 28, the Greater Miami and Miami Beach website’s webcam showed dark pockets of seaweed in the water and shoreline in the beach area of 17th and 18th streets in the early morning.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Examples include beach and shoreline restoration, storm-proofing infrastructure (like utilities), and native forest restoration, among others.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
On April 28, the Greater Miami and Miami Beach website’s webcam showed dark pockets of seaweed in the water and shoreline in the beach area of 17th and 18th streets in the early morning.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Examples include beach and shoreline restoration, storm-proofing infrastructure (like utilities), and native forest restoration, among others.
—Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Richmond eyes shoreline erosion project to save Bay Trail expansion
Where will the homeless in Columbus Park go when San Jose’s largest encampment is cleared for revitalization project?
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoreline
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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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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