seaside
(siːsaɪd )
singular noun [NOUN noun] B1+
You can refer to an area that is close to the sea, especially one where people go for their holidays, as the seaside.
I went to spend a few days at the seaside.
The town was Redcar, a seaside resort on the Cleveland coast.
Synonyms: coast, sea, beach, sand
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THE SEASIDE sand sunbed sea beach towel waves parasol Collocations:
seaside city seaside community seaside restaurant seaside town seaside village
A vibrant range of people in a sunny seaside city.
Times, Sunday Times
Beyond the mega-chains, a wide-range of local cafes can be found all over the seaside city.
Times, Sunday Times
They include photographers, fashionistas, designers and artists, all attracted by the charms of a seaside city on the cusp of ancient and modern.
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I'm thinking of that seaside city again.
Times, Sunday Times
This has upset many people, as the organization has continued their criminal activity, affecting outsiders visiting the seaside city.
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In this tale, an artist on vacation at a seaside community gradually perceives strange occurrences in the ocean.
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Historically, this area was also the transit point for goods that were transferred from the cliff-tops to the seaside community.
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We can start thinking instead about the pleasant environments our seaside communities can be — often are — as we turn away from the amusement arcades and failing attractions.
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The area remained sparsely populated through the late 19th century, even as other seaside communities began to develop to the north.
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Many small seaside communities have small-scale fishing-based economies.
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They head down the coast and stumble upon a derelict seaside restaurant that seems to match coordinates set by the map and an old doubloon.
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These were powerful motorboats to be seen in, cruising around the harbour, making picnic trips to nearby bays, or visiting seaside restaurants and bars.
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Numerous seaside restaurants were washed off their respective foundations.
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It was thoroughly restored starting from 2003 and was opened as an upmarket shopping center in 2004, featuring seaside restaurants and cafs.
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Set in a seaside town in 1953, it focuses on the aftermath of war.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
IT is a balmy night in a pretty seaside town a few miles from Barcelona.
The Sun (2013)
It provides the bustle and energy of a city and the joys of a beautiful seaside town.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The wooden chalet perched on top of cliffs in the fictional seaside town was the murder scene in the first series and featured prominently in the second.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It could have been difficult being an ethnic minority in a small seaside town, but she always made me feel unique and special.
The Sun (2010)
We started in a seaside village wedged between cliffs and home to a small museum dedicated to a mariner.
Times, Sunday Times
Now everyone living in the picturesque seaside village -population 800 - will have a share in her 400,000 will.
Times, Sunday Times
As a seaside village its main industries are fishing and farming.
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It was situated near the seaside village and the local hotel, now largely built over.
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On the (slightly) busier bassin side, the forest splits ranks to march into seaside villages.
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Translations:
Chinese: 海边
Japanese: 海岸
- slight chance
- slight change
- slight decline
- slight decrease
- slight delay
- slight depression
- slight detour
- slight deviation
- slight difference
- slight dip
- slight disadvantage
- slight disappointment
- slight discomfort
- slight discrepancy
- slight drop
- slight edge
- slight error
- slightest bit
- slightest clue
- slightest inclination
- slightest indication
- slightest inkling
- slightest intention
- slightest interest
- slightest provocation