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

For the first season of "Dune: Prophecy," the HBO Max series released in 2024, the imperial palace was inspired by the Mediterranean coastline.

From Barron's

All around us is pavement, ocean, and in both the near and far distance, a coastline of sandy-colored cliffs.

From Literature

A meeting organised by Suffolk Coastal's Labour MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter was attended by more than 150 people, where short-term solutions and next steps to protect the coastline were discussed.

From BBC

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

Related Words

• bank
• beach
• seaboard
• shore
• shoreline