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esplanades

noun

plural of esplanade
as in shorelines

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  1. coasts
  2. shores
  3. coastlines
  4. beaches
Noun
  • Say ciao to the Roman Coast With so many coasts, coves and fishing villages to choose from in Italy, the Roman coast is not often the first place people mention for a beach holiday.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • Beach Hazards Statements remain in effect for the Oregon north, central, and southern coasts, as well as the south Washington coast.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of coasts
Noun
  • The birds mostly divide their time between remote northern bogs and muddy South American shores.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Yemen, with Perim at the center, is becoming another potential front line in the confrontation between Washington and Tehran, and a reminder that the consequences of its war no longer stop at its shores.
    — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of shores
Noun
  • All three coastlines tell the same story, which has been millions of years in the writing.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Studies show that, without shorebirds, coastlines erode more quickly, trap less carbon, and are more likely to become unbalanced.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of coastlines
Noun
  • The Parker River National Widllife Refuge was established in 1971 and is home to more than 4,700 acres of wetlands, beaches, dunes, forests, bogs, salt marshes and mud flats.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The annual event helps keep the state’s beaches and waterways clear of litter and debris.
    — Alison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of beaches
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