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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Boasting 21 picturesque islands rising up out of Lake Superior, a gorgeous 12-mile shoreline on the mainland, and the largest collection of lighthouses in the National Park Service, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a gem on the Bayfield Peninsula of northern Wisconsin.
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Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 June 2026
Swim along the shoreline, rather than directly back to the beach, until free of the current’s pull.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
An officer saved a missing boy from a near drowning on Friday after finding the youngster partially submerged, disoriented, and in immediate danger near the shoreline, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Many communities along Lake Michigan use this practice to extend their shorelines, the statement said.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
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Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 June 2026
Swim along the shoreline, rather than directly back to the beach, until free of the current’s pull.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
An officer saved a missing boy from a near drowning on Friday after finding the youngster partially submerged, disoriented, and in immediate danger near the shoreline, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Many communities along Lake Michigan use this practice to extend their shorelines, the statement said.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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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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