seaboard

American  

[see-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈsiˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. the line where land and sea meet.

2. a region bordering a seacoast.

   the Eastern seaboard.

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adjective

1. bordering on or adjoining the sea.

seaboard British  

/ ˈsiːˌbɔːd /

noun

1. 1. land bordering on the sea; the seashore

   2. ( as modifier )

      seaboard towns

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Other Word Forms

• interseaboard adjective

Etymology

Origin of seaboard

1350–1400 for earlier sense “porthole cover”; 1480–90 in phrases at, on, to seaboard on the seaward side; 1815–25 seaboard for def. 1; Middle English seebord. See sea, starboard

Example Sentences

If the merger happens, Union Pacific says it could build more trains specifically for destinations on the Eastern seaboard, reducing the need for railcars to be decoupled at a busy interchange.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are frequently found in regions around the Mediterranean, as well as across continental Europe and along the Atlantic seaboard.

From Science Daily

The US-EAST-1 Region refers to a group of data centers on the eastern seaboard of the U.S., centered around Northern Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal

We have since lived through Hurricane Maria ripping apart Puerto Rico in 2017, Hurricane Helene washing away communities across the Southeastern seaboard in 2024, and sudden flash floods in Texas earlier this month.

From Salon

Eventually, the U.S. surrenders after a German nuclear attack; and America is occupied by Nazi Germany along the eastern seaboard and Japan on the West Coast, with a pseudo-independent Vichy regime in the Rockies.

From Salon

Related Words

• bank
• beach
• border
• coast
• riverbank
• sand
• seashore
• waterfront