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
San Clemente city leaders told City Manager Andy Hall earlier this month to coordinate with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to discuss installing and using existing cameras to watch over the city's 7 miles of coastline.
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
Mangrove forests, for example, cover about 15 percent of the world’s coastlines, offering habitats for fish, strong protection against storm surges and inundation, and absorption and storage of carbon.
—Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
Previously, immigration agents only issued these orders within 100 miles of a coastline or border and within 14 days of the person’s arrival, according to the law center’s website.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
Many of the Florida bites were likely from blacktip sharks, which occupy breeding grounds that stretch along the northeast Florida coastline, the Florida Museum of Natural History noted in the statement.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
Mangrove forests, for example, cover about 15 percent of the world’s coastlines, offering habitats for fish, strong protection against storm surges and inundation, and absorption and storage of carbon.
—Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
Previously, immigration agents only issued these orders within 100 miles of a coastline or border and within 14 days of the person’s arrival, according to the law center’s website.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
Many of the Florida bites were likely from blacktip sharks, which occupy breeding grounds that stretch along the northeast Florida coastline, the Florida Museum of Natural History noted in the statement.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastline
Noun
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For more than 100 years, the agency has taken daily weather observations and mapped the nation's coasts.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, the snake was not of a venomous variety. – The Mets traveled across the state for a two-game, Gulf coast swing Saturday, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Port Charlotte.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The ceremony is looking for other venues before planning a return to that Santa Monica beach location once the 2028 Olympics have passed.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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Try The Vegan Tasting Menu at Azure Restaurant Set alongside the beach, Azure Restaurant is a fine dining establishment at the hotel.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Covering 2,530 surface acres, Lake Moomaw features 43 miles of undeveloped shoreline, which means there are plenty of places to find your own little slice of secluded heaven all up and down the lake.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have long questioned whether the ridges might represent the remnants of a shoreline, so Zhurong set out in search of evidence of ancient water.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Coastline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastline. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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