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shoreline

[ shawr-lahyn, shohr- ]
/ ˈʃɔrˌlaɪn, ˈʃoʊr- /
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noun

the line where shore and water meet.

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Words related to shoreline

shore, beach, bank, coastline, seaboard, seashore, margin, strand, seaside, seacoast, littoral

Words nearby shoreline

shore terrace, shore up, shorebird, shorefront, shoreless, shoreline, shoreside, shoreview, shoreward, shoreweed, shorewood

Origin of shoreline

First recorded in 1850–55; shore1 + line1
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British Dictionary definitions for shoreline

shoreline
/ (ˈʃɔːˌlaɪn) /

noun

the edge of a body of water
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