seashore

[ see-shawr, -shohr ]

/ ˈsiˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr /

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noun

land along the sea or ocean.

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

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Origin of seashore

First recorded in 1520–30; sea + shore¹

Words nearby seashore

sea scorpion, sea scout, sea serpent, sea shanty, seashell, seashore, Seashore test, seasick, seasickness, seaside, seaside sparrow

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How to use seashore in a sentence

Her music increasingly sounds like dancing wildly by yourself on the seashore as a hurricane bears down upon everything.
One Good Thing: Music to dance to as a hurricane bears down|Emily VanDerWerff|February 28, 2022|Vox
When she heard it there came before her imagination the figure of a man standing beside a desolate rock on the seashore.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
A similar circumstance has occurred on the seashore at Hoy Lake, Cheshire, where several "fairy pipes" have been found.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
They marry, but while walking by the seashore, the sea-maiden rises from the waves and carries off the hero as her property.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston

The hero hears sounds of wailing, and finds the maiden, the daughter of the King of the Isles, exposed upon the seashore.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
A distant church clock tolled the hour of midnight as he gained the seashore.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng

British Dictionary definitions for seashore

seashore

/ (ˈsiːˌʃɔː) /

noun

land bordering on the sea

the land between the marks of high and low water

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