seaboard

noun

sea·​board ˈsē-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce seaboard (audio)
: seacoast
also : the country bordering a seacoast
seaboard adjective

Examples of seaboard in a Sentence

He lives on the eastern seaboard.
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Projections currently show that the storm will drift over the Atlantic Ocean, avoiding the eastern seaboard. James Powel, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024 The business community understood the economic devastation the Eastern seaboard’s tourism and fishing industries faced. Frank Knapp, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2024 All these influences are underpinned by a historic split along the Mediterranean seaboard that runs between Tripoli and the eastern province of Cyrenaica, the historic base of the Sanussi monarchy. Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2011 Those parts of the country have endured crushing impacts from climate change and generally receive categorically less funding for climate adaptation than the coasts on the eastern and western seaboards. John Sabo, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seaboard 

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seaboard was in 1613

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“Seaboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaboard. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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seaboard

noun
sea·​board ˈsē-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce seaboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: seacoast
also : the country bordering a seacoast
seaboard adjective

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