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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And a stabilized shoreline gives structure for plant life like mangroves and marsh grass to grow.
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Lipscomb hugged the western shoreline, heading south, and noted the large homes, in Grand View-on-Hudson, of some clients from his previous job as a boatyard manager.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
This wasn’t a conventional holiday house; the compact stone structure consisted only of a small kitchen, dining room, seating area, and, crucially, a shoreline boat launch.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2025
But Carlson’s neck of the literal woods in Minnesota is also a shoreline.
—Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Lipscomb hugged the western shoreline, heading south, and noted the large homes, in Grand View-on-Hudson, of some clients from his previous job as a boatyard manager.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
This wasn’t a conventional holiday house; the compact stone structure consisted only of a small kitchen, dining room, seating area, and, crucially, a shoreline boat launch.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2025
But Carlson’s neck of the literal woods in Minnesota is also a shoreline.
—Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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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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