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shoreline

noun

Definition of shoreline

as in shore

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Recent Examples of shoreline Which other creature would have laid its eggs in such a place—which other creature would have had that distant memory of a shoreline buried deep inside? — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Forecasters are warning about dangerous conditions at Southern California beaches this week, with high surf, erosion and possible coastal flooding, as a pair of storms roil warm Pacific waters and send yet more southerly swells toward the shoreline. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 The rising sea and crashing waves have pushed the shoreline landward, splitting the city's picturesque North Beach. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Melita Richardson, who lives a few blocks from the beach, returned to the shoreline each day to track what the storm was doing. — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoreline

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Noun

The SSCs are designed to deliver mission-ready capability, moving over tides, terrains and obstacles, enabling access to 80% of the world’s coastline.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
Isaias hit the coastline after building over the Gulf of Mexico.

— MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of coastline

Noun

Forecasters issued a hurricane warning and a storm surge warning for portions of the northern gulf coast.

— MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
President Iliana Yotova spoke to reporters after an emergency meeting of the country's Security Council following drone attacks on ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of coast

Noun

The low-lying coastal area is known for its powdery white sand beaches dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars and seafood shacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
A day visit to Uluwatu is worthwhile as well, for even more world-class meals plus postcard beaches, surf lessons, yoga classes, shopping and spa circuits.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of beach

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

For buyers who aren’t quite in the market for a whole island, Corn also has an allocation of four beachfront residences at the development.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
The oceanfront lawn, beachfront restaurant, and intricate sand sculptures complete the picture.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of beachfront

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

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