LITTORAL Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈli-tə-rəl

Definition of littoral

as in coastal

of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore littoral warfare includes amphibious landings

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Recent Examples of littoral

Adjective

The emerging ability of sea drones to detect and disable sea mines and spot submarines was supposed to be a core feature of Navy littoral combat ships. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 In essence these are littoral mansions. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Noun

Hailing from the peninsula’s steppe interior, mountainous east, and Black Sea littoral, this population tended to be devoutly Muslim and, for the most part, had never been fully at ease with the republic’s secularist founding project. — Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024 The historical lands of the Swahili are on east Africa’s Indian Ocean littoral. — John M. Mugane, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for littoral

Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral

Adjective

Storm surge also expected The combination of storm surge and tides could cause normally dry coastal areas to flood.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Low-lying areas and south-facing beaches including Avalon, Long Beach, Point Mugu and Malibu could see some coastal flooding, according to the weather service.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of coastal

Noun

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

Definition of coast

Adjective

About 600,000 residents have been evacuated from risky offshore and onshore areas in Fujian as of Friday night, Xinhua reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
The concept combines offshore power generation, a desalination facility, and an AI data center into one large floating vessel that can sail away when required.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of offshore

Noun

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

Definition of shoreline

Noun

Yet further down in Dana Point is where the crowds thin out and the gorgeous coastline of rocky cliffs, endless beaches, and bright blue ocean waves come into focus.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Ship traffic through the strait is well below pre-war levels due to the risk of attack if vessels don’t comply with an Iranian vetting regime near its coastline, which is in sharp contrast to the unhindered navigation before the war.

— Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of coastline

Noun

Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.

— Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022
The storm is projected to move slowly up the coastland and could bring torrential rain over several days, said meteorologist Donald Jones of the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

— Juan A. Lozano, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2021

Definition of coastland

Noun

Though a seashore and park can be different in some respects, two laws dating to the 1970s direct the National Park Service to manage and regulate parks and seashores using the same standards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Long after all humans have vanished from our planet, some extragalactic visitors might land gently on an empty seashore, throw a bucket into the sea and haul up samples of bacteria.

— Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of seashore

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