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coastline

[kohst-lahyn]

noun

  1. the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.

  2. the land and water lying adjacent to a shoreline.



coastline

/ ˈəʊˌɪ /

noun

  1. the outline of a coast, esp when seen from the sea, or the land adjacent to it

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coastline1

First recorded in 1855–60; coast + line 1
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The coast guard was also deployed along the coastline.

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Over the course of nearly a month he has crossed "desert-like landscapes, a mountain range and hundreds of kilometres of coastline", and has documented every day in TikTok and Instagram videos edited in his tent.

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It monitors international boundaries and coastlines in areas of Border Patrol jurisdiction to intercept illegal entry and smuggling of unauthorized individuals into the U.S.

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One study suggests that a fifth of the sandy coastline of the Mediterranean could face severe loss by 2050, under the middle of the IPCC's five climate projections scenario.

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They then cruise along the coastline, like taxis or buses, picking up their paying customers who now wait in the sea, out of reach of the police.

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