seacoast
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seacoast
First recorded in 1300–50, seacoast is from Middle English see cost. See sea, coast
Example Sentences
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A 10-year defense and economic deal with Turkey to protect its seacoast and bolster its naval force.
From New York Times
Mike McCormack lives in Galway, Ireland, on a seacoast facing the Atlantic with rocky, unforgiving cliffs that give way to thin, hardpan soil.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s on the campaign trail, of course — headed for New Hampshire for an appearance Saturday in Durham — a seacoast town settled in 1635.
From Washington Times
While Holmes “basically lifted the campus block by block from a wonderful estate in the north of England,” he was also inspired by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis’ “glorious” purpose-built seacoast town of Portmeirion, in Wales.
From Los Angeles Times
Salt had to be traded for from the seacoast far away, and they used it sparingly.
From Literature
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