coastline
Americannoun
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coastlines
plural
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the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
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the land and water lying adjacent to a shoreline.
noun
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Origin of coastline
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Others, like Arnold Welianto, who lives in Talibura, a village near the coastline in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, were shaken out of their beds.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Outside of the main residence, the grounds of the property are just as attention-grabbing, featuring a spread of entertaining spaces, including covered patios and open-air lounges, all of which offer staggering coastline views.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
With 3,500 miles of craggy coastline, Maine has evolved from a modest seasonal retreat into an increasingly sought-after luxury market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Even without El Niño, ocean temperatures have soared off parts of the coastline — a factor in the recent rounds of uncharacteristic muggy humidity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
If I angled myself a certain way, I could trace the coastline and glimpse a narrow seam of the South Side with its low-rise rooftops and intermittent stands of trees.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
"Sanctions are being circumvented using ageing and poorly maintained tankers, putting coastlines and marine ecosystems at risk," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
As permafrost thaws and coastlines erode, some of that carbon is carried into the ocean.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
The National Weather Service has repeatedly warned of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf in recent weeks as multiple southerly swells battered the coastlines of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Saudi Arabia was exporting about 4 million barrels of oil a day through Yanbu, at the end of the East-West pipeline that links the kingdom’s two coastlines.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The new migration from the coastlines was changing geography daily.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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