as in coast
the land adjacent to a body of water
The state has mainly rocky coastline and few beaches. The plane flew along the eastern coastline.
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Recent Examples of coastline
Three-day and six-day itineraries include exploring the Welsh landscape, the coastline of Cornwall, the British Lake District of England, and more.
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Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Once formed, these waves can travel across entire ocean basins, radiating outward from the point of disturbance and impacting coastlines far from the origin.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Kalivia, about an hour outside Athens, is near some of my favorite beaches along the Attica coastline, like Chamolia and Vravrona.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Another new addition to the view is the coastal railway line built during the Mandatory period now reopened from Haifa to Beirut in which a bullet train can be seen speeding along the coastline.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Once formed, these waves can travel across entire ocean basins, radiating outward from the point of disturbance and impacting coastlines far from the origin.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Kalivia, about an hour outside Athens, is near some of my favorite beaches along the Attica coastline, like Chamolia and Vravrona.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Another new addition to the view is the coastal railway line built during the Mandatory period now reopened from Haifa to Beirut in which a bullet train can be seen speeding along the coastline.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastline
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As for Super Heavy, the rocket booster made a water landing as planned off the Texas coast after completing several in-flight experiments.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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Shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve, a son of missionaries visits a scenic overlook near the Los Angeles coast.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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While the Stranahans were very philanthropic with their land, Belt said, the Brickells, another pioneering South Florida family, owned all the land near the beach and kept it private.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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An easement approved by the Coastal Commission in 1983 requires the property to remain open for public access to the nearby beach and the lagoon, and to what later became Levy’s property.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Designed by German designer and architect Paul Renner, the century-old Zehlendorf estate blends historical design with modern comforts and a rare stretch of private shoreline on the Waldsee.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Coastline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastline. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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