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seashore

American  
[see-shawr, -shohr] / ˈsiˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr /

noun

  1. land along the sea or ocean.

  2. Law. the ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water marks.

seashore British  
/ ˈsiːˌʃɔː /

noun

  1. land bordering on the sea

  2. the land between the marks of high and low water

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Etymology

Origin of seashore

First recorded in 1520–30; sea + shore 1

Example Sentences

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"One of the boats with the military personnel reached the seashore and tied a long rope to a tree. That rope was then brought to the boats," Mr Noor said.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

Lobos State Natural Reserve, a heavenly stretch of seashore between Carmel-by-the-Sea and Big Sur.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024

SNH has collected specimens of stranded whales in the seashore and river mouth in Hokkaido.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

The wind carries the lethargic turtles to the shorelines, which are monitored in cold weather by volunteers and seashore biologists.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

The seashore teemed with no weeds, no crabs, no crayfish, no coral, no pebbles, no rocks.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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