seashore

noun

sea·​shore ˈsē-ˌshȯr How to pronounce seashore (audio)
1
a
: land adjacent to the sea : seacoast
2
: all the ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water marks : foreshore

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Out of the 85 miles, half of it is a protected seashore. Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025 But anyone who chooses to live in the fire plain — as with a flood plain or seashore — must accept a certain small risk of, well, nature being natural. Josh Schlossberg, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024 Lobos State Natural Reserve, a heavenly stretch of seashore between Carmel-by-the-Sea and Big Sur. Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024 Team Rhaenyra Rhaenyra is on a seashore with Syrax opposite Seasmoke and that dragon’s new rider, Addam of Hull. Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for seashore 

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of seashore was in 1526

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“Seashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seashore. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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seashore

noun
sea·​shore -ˌshō(ə)r How to pronounce seashore (audio)
-ˌshȯ(ə)r
: the shore of a sea : seacoast
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