coastline
Translation
coastline, shoreline
Examples
Britain has a very long coastline.
Britain has a very long coastline.
We walked along the rugged coastline.
We walked along the rugged coastline.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) coastline the line where the land meets the sea Britain has a very long coastline.
Similar Words
Synonyms: shore, shoreline, seaboard
Etymology
A compound word from 'coast' (from Old French 'coste', meaning 'rib, side, slope, coast') and 'line'. Literally the 'line of the coast'.
Memory Tips
Picture a line drawn on a map where the land meets the sea. That is the coastline.