coast ‧ line /ˈkəʊstlaɪn $ ˈkoʊst-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
the land on the edge of the coast, especially the shape of this land as seen from the air:
California’s rugged coastline
a beautiful stretch of coastline
along/around the coastline
the sandy hills along the coastline of New England
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THESAURUS
▪ coast noun [countable] the part of a country that is close to the sea:
The hurricane struck Florida’s coast.
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St Andrew’s is on the east coast of Scotland.
▪ shore noun [uncountable and countable] the land along the edge of the sea or along the edge of a lake:
The children managed to swim to shore but their father was swept out to sea.
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Vevey is a pretty town on the shores of Lake Geneva.
▪ the seashore the land along the edge of the sea, especially where there is sand and rocks:
Waves were crashing onto the seashore.
▪ coastline noun [countable] the edge of the land next to the sea. Used especially about a long length of land or the shape it makes, for example as seen from the air:
The road follows the rugged coastline of northern France for nearly 100 miles.
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Environmentalists are concerned about possible damage to some of the most beautiful stretches of Welsh coastline.
▪ seaboard noun [countable] the part of a country that is close to the sea. Used mainly about very large countries such as the US or Australia: western/eastern etc seaboard :
Australia’s eastern seaboard
| Atlantic/Pacific etc seaboard :
the Atlantic seaboard of the US
▪ the seaside British English a place at the edge of the sea where people go for a holiday:
The children love going to the seaside.
▪ by the sea British English , by the ocean American English on land next to the sea:
We bought a small cottage by the sea.
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He always walks by the ocean in the early morning.