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[ kohst-lahyn ] / ˈkoʊstˌlaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coastline ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe outline or contour of a coast; shoreline. the land and water lying adjacent to a shoreline. Origin of coastlineFirst recorded in 1855–60; coast + line1 Words nearby coastlinecoastguardsman, coasting lead, coasting trade, coasting wagon, coastland, coastline, coast live oak, Coast Mountains, coast pilot, Coast Range, coast redwood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coastlineAlthough it took 21 years after Peter ran away at the battle of Narva, Russia finally got a Baltic coastline. Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself|P. J. O’Rourke|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Its beautiful landscape and coastline are matched only by its fascinating history. We’d Rather Be in Beautiful—and Warm—St. Barts|Architectural Digest|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The American coastline is similarly vulnerable to the underwater predators. How Climate Change Is Causing Chaos in the Animal Kingdom|Nina Strochlic|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST There are, however, only a few Icelandic writers that are read beyond their coastline. Literary City: Sjón’s Reykjavik|Henry Krempels|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, that coastline could be a lot of places, a combination of places that I saw or imagined. The American Prophet of Delusion: Robert Stone in Conversation|David Samuels|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST After lunch a turn to the north was made for a short distance in order to come in touch with the coastline. The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson The German Company secured similar rights over the coastline of their district, and in 1890 bought it outright. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)|John Holland Rose They were bound for France, and they hit the coastline at Finisterre. Famous Flyers|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) I was on the windward side of the yacht, and she was heeling gently as she ran down the coastline under a full head of steam. Hurricane Island|H. B. Marriott Watson Between Bulair and Suvla Bay the coastline was precipitous; high cliffs and no sort of creeks or beaches—impracticable. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for coastline
nounthe outline of a coast, esp when seen from the sea, or the land adjacent to it Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to coastlineshore, beach, bank, shoreline, seaboard, seashore, margin, strand, seaside, seacoast, littoral |