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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Notably, Port Arthur is also just a 30-minute drive to Sea Rim State Park, where 5.2 miles of shoreline and more than 4,000 acres of marshland can be explored at leisure.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Fresh water melting from the bottom of the iceberg could affect the local ocean environment and flora and fauna along the island's shoreline.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge One of many shoreline stops along the migratory flyway, Bon Secour is a great place to spot a wide variety of species.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Huge cliffs and mountains rise from a shoreline of rocky beaches and tundra flats traversed by polar bear, muskox, caribou, Arctic fox and other cold-climate creatures.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Fresh water melting from the bottom of the iceberg could affect the local ocean environment and flora and fauna along the island's shoreline.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge One of many shoreline stops along the migratory flyway, Bon Secour is a great place to spot a wide variety of species.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Huge cliffs and mountains rise from a shoreline of rocky beaches and tundra flats traversed by polar bear, muskox, caribou, Arctic fox and other cold-climate creatures.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoreline
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 16 Mar. 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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