shoreline
noun
shore·line
ˈshȯr-ˌlīn 
1
: the line where a body of water and the shore meet
2
: the strip of land along the shoreline
Examples of shoreline in a Sentence
The road runs along the shoreline.
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Star Harbor Apartments, located along the Alameda shoreline, has been bought for $153.7 million, according to documents filed on Feb. 5 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office.
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
With warm waters and ample shoreline, Florida had a total of 14 bites, more than any other state.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Sea oats and fir trees dance in the breeze as seagulls squawk in a bright blue sky and the mighty Pacific crashes against the jagged shoreline a few dozen yards away.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
The greatest accumulations are expected over far southeastern Wisconsin, with lake enhancement leading to higher totals near the Lake Michigan shoreline.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
With warm waters and ample shoreline, Florida had a total of 14 bites, more than any other state.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Sea oats and fir trees dance in the breeze as seagulls squawk in a bright blue sky and the mighty Pacific crashes against the jagged shoreline a few dozen yards away.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
The greatest accumulations are expected over far southeastern Wisconsin, with lake enhancement leading to higher totals near the Lake Michigan shoreline.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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shoreline
noun
shore·line
-ˌlīn
: the line where a body of water touches the shore
Geographical Definition
Shoreline
geographical name
Shore·line
ˈshȯr-ˌlīn
city in west central Washington on Puget Sound north of Seattle population 53,007
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