seacoast

noun

Definition of seacoastnext
as in seaboard

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Recent Examples of seacoast Mike McCormack lives in Galway, Ireland, on a seacoast facing the Atlantic with rocky, unforgiving cliffs that give way to thin, hardpan soil. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024 The failure of that withdrawal to secure any sort of lasting peace agreement has left Gaza a kind of orphan, largely cut off from other Palestinians in the West Bank and almost entirely isolated by both Israel and Egypt, which control Gaza’s borders and its seacoast. — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023 Settle in for the night in a 1870's farmhouse, the Little River Bed & Breakfast, along the Nubanusit Brook. 07 Portsmouth See the warm colors of the changing leaves on the country's smallest seacoast. — Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2023 With no seacoast, the foliage starts appearing by the middle of September in the highest elevations and is already peaking before month’s end. — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for seacoast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seacoast
  1. seaboard
  2. seaside
  3. seashore
  4. coast
  5. beach
  6. coastline
  7. shoreline
  8. coastland
Noun
  • Dude, there are ten ICE agents staked out in every Stop and Shop up and down the eastern seaboard.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
  • For the chance to take cold dips in backcountry lakes, spy 360-degree vistas from peaks, and experience real solitude, which can be tough to find on the eastern seaboard.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of seaboard
Noun
  • In this seaside city, the steady churn of bodies coming from the frontlines of the war end their journey here.
    — Ross Peleh, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The opening notes of Italian mandarin and sea-breeze accord channel a seaside escape, while the middle notes of white tea extract, powdery white iris, and heady rose smell like being pampered at a lavish spa.
    — Jenny Berg, Allure, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of seaside
Noun
  • This 2024 Sneaker Award–winning hiking shoe carried our tester over meadows, state forests, seashores, pavement and prairie-like terrain without aggravating her plantar fasciitis or roll-prone ankles.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
  • For those who enjoy the changing seasons, historic sites, and the Atlantic seashore, a home in the northeastern U.S. is ideal.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of seashore
Noun
  • Local storms that are just off the coast will develop really large waves impacting our coastline.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
  • And last year an Atlantic Niña occurred, cooling waters off the west coast of Africa in late summer, and causing a dip in storms.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of coast
Noun
  • Guests can unwind with rejuvenating spa treatments, including body scrubs, massages and facials, while enjoying the serene atmosphere by the outdoor pool or on the beach.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Looking for more ways to make beach treks a little easier?
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of beach
Noun
  • Visit Nearby Beaches The Bradenton Area, which includes Anna Maria Island and Longboat key, claims 16 miles of uninterrupted sugar-white coastline.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
  • But the best, most panoramic views of the stunning coastline are upstairs at Pilina bar & lounge and Kō restaurant.
    — Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of coastline
Noun
  • If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Walruses In Heartbeats of the Arctic—A Bird’s Eye View By Jose Martin Perdomo On a remote Arctic shoreline, captured from above, a group of walruses lies huddled together, their massive bodies piled side-by-side in a tranquil moment of collective repose.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of shoreline
Noun
  • Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.
    — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022
Definition of coastland

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