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seacoast

[ see-kohst ]
/ ˈsiˌkoʊst /
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noun

the land immediately adjacent to the sea.

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Origin of seacoast

First recorded in 1300–50, seacoast is from Middle English see cost. See sea, coast

Words nearby seacoast

sea calf, sea canary, sea captain, sea change, sea chest, seacoast, seacock, sea cow, sea crayfish, sea cucumber, sea dahlia
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Words related to seacoast

beach, coast, seashore, border, bank, sand, seaboard, waterfront, riverbank, shore, shoreline, coastline, brim, embankment, margin, brink, strand, lakeshore, lakeside, shingle

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British Dictionary definitions for seacoast

seacoast
/ (ˈsiːˌkəʊst) /

noun

land bordering on the sea; a coast
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