coastline

American  

[kohst-lahyn] / ˈkoʊstˌlaɪn /

noun

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

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

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coastline British  

/ ˈkəʊstˌlaɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of coastline

First recorded in 1855–60; coast + line ¹

Example Sentences

The organization was cobbled together in the early 1980s by a group of Southern California surfers who felt called to protect the coastline — and their waves.

From Los Angeles Times

Camden’s footprint runs from Bah Habbah, Maine—we don’t call it Bar Harbor—down to York, Maine, mostly along the coastline.

From Barron's

The area has some of the fastest eroding coastline in the UK, according to the Environment Agency.

From BBC

"We've been finding more, and local people have been bringing some in the same style that they've been finding as well - all along the same coastline."

From BBC

A council has confirmed it will continue to provide funding for homeowners facing demolition costs on a crumbling Suffolk coastline.

From BBC

Related Words

• bank
• beach
• seaboard
• shore
• shoreline