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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Portland Head Lighthouse One of Maine’s most iconic landmarks, the Portland Head Lighthouse rests at the edge of Cape Elizabeth's rocky shoreline in Fort Williams Park.
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Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
This massive reservoir features more than 800 miles of wooded shoreline, providing an ideal backdrop for camping, fishing, and boating.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2025
With 1,800 feet of shoreline, one’s nearest neighbors are the striped bass and speckled trout awaiting hook, line and sinker off the pier at the tip of the estate.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Mar-a-Lago, by the way, is located on the Atlantic coast of Florida, which is opposite from the state's Gulf of Mexico shoreline.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
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Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
This massive reservoir features more than 800 miles of wooded shoreline, providing an ideal backdrop for camping, fishing, and boating.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2025
With 1,800 feet of shoreline, one’s nearest neighbors are the striped bass and speckled trout awaiting hook, line and sinker off the pier at the tip of the estate.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Mar-a-Lago, by the way, is located on the Atlantic coast of Florida, which is opposite from the state's Gulf of Mexico shoreline.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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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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