seacoasts

noun

plural of seacoast
as in coasts

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  1. coasts
  2. beaches
  3. shores
  4. coastlines
  5. sands
  6. strands
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 agency said in a statement that a coastal strip of as much as 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) in length is impacted around Ras Madrakah, and that the spill is expected to reach the southern beaches of Masirah Island in the coming hours.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, more people have been heading to beaches seeking outdoor recreation since the coronavirus pandemic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of beaches
Noun
  • Park in the right spot and the approach is transformed into a pleasant stroll around the shores of the lake that gives the aforementioned shopping centre its name.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The story goes that cheaper flights and package holidays from the nineteen-sixties onward sent most Brits to sunnier shores abroad.
    — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of shores
Noun
  • Longtime earth science professor William Selby will draw on observation and research to explain how ocean temperatures and our changing weather patterns are transforming our coastlines.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But governments are also aware that as ice melts in the coming decades, transit seasons could extend and additional routes can open up, such as a potential trans-polar route that avoids Russian coastlines altogether.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of coastlines
Noun
  • Next to the lodging is a great cool-out restaurant right on the sands of the beach in Leon’s.
    — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After more than a decade hugging the sands of Laguna Beach, Driftwood Kitchen and The Deck will close its doors this year.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 July 2026
Definition of sands
Noun
  • The traps consist of two strands of barbed wire wrapped around multiple trees with a scented lure in the center.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Now with its new flat iron, the styling suite is complete for safely silkening textured strands.
    — Brianna J. Heath, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of strands
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