coastline
noun
coast·line
ˈkōs(t)-ˌlīn 
1
: a line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake
2
: the outline of a coast
Examples of coastline in a Sentence
The plane flew along the eastern coastline.
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Hundreds of miles of coastline keep Florida top of mind for a beach vacation year-round.
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
The loss of the deep-water vessel prompted a huge search in the North Atlantic Ocean, around 400 miles south of the Canadian coastline.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Archaeologists excavated the Humber estuary as part of a three-year-long project to change the coastline and create new wildlife habitats, the U.K.’s Environment Agency said in a May 24 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
Beaches below Tyson Street, about two-thirds of the city’s coastline, are badly eroded.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
The loss of the deep-water vessel prompted a huge search in the North Atlantic Ocean, around 400 miles south of the Canadian coastline.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Archaeologists excavated the Humber estuary as part of a three-year-long project to change the coastline and create new wildlife habitats, the U.K.’s Environment Agency said in a May 24 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
Beaches below Tyson Street, about two-thirds of the city’s coastline, are badly eroded.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
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“Coastline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coastline. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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coastline
noun
coast·line
ˈkōst-ˌlīn
: the outline or shape of a coast
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