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seacoast

American  
[see-kohst] / ˈsiˌkoʊst /

noun

  1. the land immediately adjacent to the sea.


seacoast British  
/ ˈsiːˌkəʊst /

noun

  1. land bordering on the sea; a coast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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Coast Guard joined the search for the boat, which had been carrying nine people, near South Seacoast Drive and Encanto Avenue, Imperial Beach Fire Chief John French told Sideo.TV.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

Formella said Madore was most recently living in a hotel in the Seacoast region and also had lived in Concord.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Mr. Scott graduated from Charleston Southern University and is a member of Seacoast Church in Charleston.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2023

As an adult, he attended a nondenominational megachurch called Seacoast, which has 13 campuses in the Carolinas but is based in the wealthy, largely white town of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2023

In our Commercial Towns upon the Seacoast, Fortunes will occasionally be made.

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.