Thesaurus results for COASTLINE

coastline

noun

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 The fishery protects more than 145 acres of mangrove forest along its section of coastline. —

Ryan Kellman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026 The company offers sightseeing flights over Kauai’s canyons, coastline and waterfalls, according to its website. —

Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026 Over a two-year period, researchers at the Shark Lab used drones to study more than two dozen beaches up and down the California coastline and found juvenile white sharks congregating at two spots in southern Santa Barbara County and central San Diego County. —

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 In the March spill, Morales reported that the oil covered an area of about 600 kilometers (373 miles) including 200 kilometers (125 miles) of coastline in the southern states of Veracruz and Tabasco. —

ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coastline

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Noun

Set the scene Compared to Vietnam’s big-hitting destinations—Hôi An, Hạ Long Bay—Phú Yên, on the south central coast, is virtually unknown, which is a wonderful thing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
After a young white shark was spotted off the Newport Beach coast, a renowned marine biologist warned Southern California residents that many more sightings could happen by the end of summer.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026