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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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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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