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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Future phases aim to extend the protective measures further along the coast to shoreline covering private land.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Logic would tell you a state like Connecticut with an extensive shoreline should provide more moisture.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
The city’s solution: A long-empty patch of shoreline with a toxic past.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
The quantum park is bordered to the east by a band of shoreline parkland — Steelworkers Park and Park 566 — which will remain.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Logic would tell you a state like Connecticut with an extensive shoreline should provide more moisture.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
The city’s solution: A long-empty patch of shoreline with a toxic past.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
The quantum park is bordered to the east by a band of shoreline parkland — Steelworkers Park and Park 566 — which will remain.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 23 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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