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shoreline

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Definition of shoreline

as in shore

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Recent Examples of shoreline 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 There is a coastal flood advisory for Volusia County, with minor to moderate flooding possible in low-lying lots, parks, docks and roadways near the shoreline and along the Intracoastal. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Law enforcement used boats, drones and shoreline patrols to search the area but did not find him. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Scientists initially expected Perseverance to encounter sedimentary rocks deposited along the shoreline of the ancient lake that once filled Jezero. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoreline

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Noun

The state’s coastlines have been inundated with high surf for much of the summer, leading to severe erosion at some of the state’s most popular beaches.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
But the wild and remote coastline’s dramatic transformation had long been expected, according to NPS.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 2 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

Nothing terribly exciting is happening inside this three-bedroom, but there’s lots of light and a respectable amount of space, and the beach is just a few minutes away.

— Nora Deligter, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, a swell from Hurricane Rachel is expected to bring elevated surf of 5 to 6 feet to area beaches on Tuesday through Thursday, according to the weather service forecast.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 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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