seaboard
Americannoun
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the line where land and sea meet.
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a region bordering a seacoast.
the Eastern seaboard.
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
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
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Plumes of midges carrying the infection are thought to have travelled up the eastern Irish seaboard from England, where there have been almost 300 cases of the disease since July.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Early last week, Iran’s women’s soccer team stood on a field on Australia’s Gold Coast, a city on the country’s eastern seaboard, ready to play the first game in an international tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The "Black Summer" bushfires raged across Australia's eastern seaboard from late 2019 to early 2020, razing millions of hectares, destroying thousands of homes and blanketing cities in noxious smoke.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
They are frequently found in regions around the Mediterranean, as well as across continental Europe and along the Atlantic seaboard.
From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025
My native land is the wide seaboard of Krete where I grew up.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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