seashore

[ see-shawr, -shohr ]
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noun
  1. land along the sea or ocean.

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

Origin of seashore

1
First recorded in 1520–30; sea + shore1

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seashore

/ (ˈsiːˌʃɔː) /


noun
  1. land bordering on the sea

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

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