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coastline

noun

Definition of coastline

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 Travelers can also check out beaches in nearby Wisconsin, which similarly has miles of coastline along both Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026 Working with the wedding planners of Stress and Success Events, the couple crafted an itinerary of celebrations in Taormina and along Sicily’s coastline. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026 Tropical storm watches or warnings could be issued later Monday for parts of both states’ coastlines. — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 At the rocky, barren peninsula of Depotodden, though, there was an uncomfortable reminder that even this remote coastline is connected to the rest of the world. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coastline

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Yemeni government forces and their allies are relocating south along the Red Sea coast to Dhubab on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, across from Perim Island, according to government military sources.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Then, flash forward, Marcia was back on our coast after her triumphant five or six years in New York, and suddenly Marcia and I had been shacked up for two years.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

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Kent beach house Sheeran and Seaborn spent $879,000 on a two-bedroom beach house in Kent, England, in July 2022.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
Owners can step out the back door onto a private beach in the backyard and out the front gates to a yacht waiting at a private dock.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

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Along its two miles are 17 significant sites; public squares shaded by flame trees; and a pedestrian bridge that reconnects Muharraq with its original shoreline, which has been mostly lost to development.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
Traders positioned watchmen along the shoreline, scanning the horizon for incoming vessels.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

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