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
The Snowball Earth hypothesis has been largely based on evidence from sedimentary rocks exposed in areas that once were along coastlines and shallow seas, as well as climate modeling.
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Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Storm-disrupting upper level winds are likely to severely deteriorate Rafael the closer the storm gets to the US coastline, regardless of where that is.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Here, guests can rent a private boat to travel around the island, visiting some of the hidden coves and beaches that are only reachable by water and make up Ios's coastlines.
—Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
The Old Shores site is located approximately 30 miles north of the Panama City airport and is easily accessible from the popular resort communities along the Gulf of Mexico coastline on Florida’s panhandle.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Storm-disrupting upper level winds are likely to severely deteriorate Rafael the closer the storm gets to the US coastline, regardless of where that is.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Here, guests can rent a private boat to travel around the island, visiting some of the hidden coves and beaches that are only reachable by water and make up Ios's coastlines.
—Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
The Old Shores site is located approximately 30 miles north of the Panama City airport and is easily accessible from the popular resort communities along the Gulf of Mexico coastline on Florida’s panhandle.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastline
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The plant is overwhelmed by Tijuana sewage and dumps millions of gallons of untreated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, creating an ongoing environmental justice crisis along the South County coast.Andrew Keatts, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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By Sunday, rainfall totals could exceed 10 inches along the coast in Eureka and Mendocino County, according to the National Weather Service, which issued a flood watch for that area through Thursday.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Panama offers two long coasts—one with crashing Pacific waves and the other with crystal-blue Caribbean waters—with countless islands on both sides of its shores.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Mather explained that historical eruptions have even led to harmful gases reaching Europe's shores, but that the scale of these events is far below that threshold for now.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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With wide beaches at the shore and scrublands inland, the largest colony of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) are found here—there are around 400,000 breeding adults.Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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And there’s a reason so many travelers like to end their safari adventures with a sojourn on the sand: Bush and beach have been a pairing for the ages.Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Nov. 2024
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Regent partners with local company Beach Yoga SoCal to offer sunrise classes mere feet from the shoreline.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Since official Atlantic tropical cyclone recordkeeping began some 174 years ago, nearly 600 tropical storms or hurricanes have struck the mainland U.S. shoreline.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Coastline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastline. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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