Thesaurus results for COASTLINE

coastline

noun

as in coast

the land adjacent to a body of water The state has mainly rocky coastline and few beaches. The plane flew along the eastern coastline.

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Recent Examples of coastline Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced a ban — which would require an act of Congress to reverse — on new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of the U.S. coastline. —

Alexander Smith, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025 Peak wind gusts across the coastline and valleys may reach up to 70 mph, while those in the mountains and foothills could see gusts up to 100 mph, according to the National Weather Service. —

Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025 Damage to beachfront homes by the Palisades Fire is visible along the coastline, Jan. 15, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. —

CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025 In Southern California, the town of Redondo Beach is home to a popular walkway known as the Esplanade, which stretches along the coastline and attracts large numbers of visitors each year. —

Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for coastline

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Noun

Farming under the waves On the other side of the country, on a chilly November morning off the coast of Maine, a new kind of farmer tends to their crop.

— Heide Brandes, thehustle.co, 24 Jan. 2025
See it Researchers off the coast of western Australia observed a new behavior in whale sharks, the largest fish in the world, during a research expedition.

— Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025