shoreline
noun
shore·line
ˈshȯr-ˌlīn 
1
: the line where a body of water and the shore meet
2
: the strip of land along the shoreline
Examples of shoreline in a Sentence
The road runs along the shoreline.
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Regent partners with local company Beach Yoga SoCal to offer sunrise classes mere feet from the shoreline.
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Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Since official Atlantic tropical cyclone recordkeeping began some 174 years ago, nearly 600 tropical storms or hurricanes have struck the mainland U.S. shoreline.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Revelstoke to Nelson 🚗 Distance: 156 miles, including ferry
➡️ Route: A single-lane highway parallels the scenic shorelines of Upper Arrowhead and Slocan lakes.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
The high densities of brine flies — so dense shorelines can look like they are matted with tar — are an indication of a healthy lake, not a pestilent one.
—Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Since official Atlantic tropical cyclone recordkeeping began some 174 years ago, nearly 600 tropical storms or hurricanes have struck the mainland U.S. shoreline.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Revelstoke to Nelson 🚗 Distance: 156 miles, including ferry
➡️ Route: A single-lane highway parallels the scenic shorelines of Upper Arrowhead and Slocan lakes.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
The high densities of brine flies — so dense shorelines can look like they are matted with tar — are an indication of a healthy lake, not a pestilent one.
—Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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shoreline
noun
shore·line
-ˌlīn
: the line where a body of water touches the shore
Geographical Definition
Shoreline
geographical name
Shore·line
ˈshȯr-ˌlīn
city in west central Washington on Puget Sound north of Seattle population 53,007
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