the seaside

noun

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

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Patrick and Lindsay Clancy were living in the seaside town of Duxbury, Massachusetts. — Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 The story follows Alex, a photographer and young father in London, who faces an unexpected accident by the seaside, which forces him to contend with how quickly an idyllic life can slip away. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 But the seaside village just north of Surfside and south of Haulover has a history beyond shopping for Gucci. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 The North Shore beaches were raw and windswept, the seaside shops vacant. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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