the seaside

noun

chiefly British
: the areas or towns along or near the sea
a trip to the seaside

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The two crew members — one Greek and one Danish national — died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning. ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Think 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit cooler in higher elevations than at the seaside, plus the comfort of far less humidity and cleaner, fresher air. Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Every summer in Rhode Island, Art&Newport—an organization founded in 2017 by Dodie Kazanjian, a longtime contributing editor at this magazine—activates one of the seaside city’s most historic (and picturesque) sites with a temporary art exhibition. Vogue, 28 July 2026 The breezy, free-flowing silhouette kept me comfortable—even during the East Coast heat wave—while the playful ruffle hem and alternating striped pattern added just the right amount of movement and romance to complement the seaside setting. Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the seaside

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“The seaside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20seaside. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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