shoreline
shoreline · shorelines
The divide between land and a body of waterThe divide between land and a body of water.
US/ʃˈɔɹlˌaɪn/
» Tom continued walking along the shoreline.
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2 sensesThe divide between land and a body of water.
a boundary line between land and water
The line on a map that illustrates this.
Examples
16 sentencesTom continued walking along the shoreline.
The police have increased their shoreline patrols.
This is a really lonely stretch of shoreline.
This road follows the shoreline for the next thirty kilometers.
Tom and Mary walked along the shoreline, admiring the sunset.
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From shore + line.From shore + line.
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Forms
plural: shorelines| Singular | shoreline |
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| Plural | shorelines |
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