noun

shoreline

coastline, shore

We walked along the rocky shoreline.

We walked along the rocky shoreline.

The new hotel is built on the shoreline.

The new hotel is built on the shoreline.

((a/the)) shoreline a line where land meets water We walked along the rocky shoreline.

Synonyms: coast, beach, waterfront

A compound of 'shore' and 'line'. It literally means the line of the shore.

Picture a line drawn on a map where the land meets the sea. That's the shoreline.

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