coastline

Although it took 21 years after Peter ran away at the battle of Narva, Russia finally got a Baltic coastline.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself|P. J. O’Rourke|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its beautiful landscape and coastline are matched only by its fascinating history.
We’d Rather Be in Beautiful—and Warm—St. Barts|Architectural Digest|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The American coastline is similarly vulnerable to the underwater predators.
How Climate Change Is Causing Chaos in the Animal Kingdom|Nina Strochlic|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are, however, only a few Icelandic writers that are read beyond their coastline.
Literary City: Sjón’s Reykjavik|Henry Krempels|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

So, that coastline could be a lot of places, a combination of places that I saw or imagined.
The American Prophet of Delusion: Robert Stone in Conversation|David Samuels|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After lunch a turn to the north was made for a short distance in order to come in touch with the coastline.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
The German Company secured similar rights over the coastline of their district, and in 1890 bought it outright.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)|John Holland Rose
They were bound for France, and they hit the coastline at Finisterre.
Famous Flyers|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
I was on the windward side of the yacht, and she was heeling gently as she ran down the coastline under a full head of steam.
Hurricane Island|H. B. Marriott Watson
Between Bulair and Suvla Bay the coastline was precipitous; high cliffs and no sort of creeks or beaches—impracticable.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for coastline

coastline

/ (ˈkəʊstˌlaɪn) /

noun

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

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