shoreline

[shawr-lahyn, shohr-]

noun

1. the line where shore and water meet.

shoreline

/ ˈʃɔːˌlaɪn /

noun

1. the edge of a body of water

Word History and Origins

Origin of shoreline¹

First recorded in 1850–55; shore ¹ + line ¹

Example Sentences

A live video feed of the demonstration showed Vance observing the demonstration with a view overlooking the shoreline.

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Some 50,000 runners hailing from more than 100 countries and 50 states, gathered downtown to dash, jog and slog over 26.3 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and city streets.

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The same geological forces that have helped shape California’s dramatic mountains and shoreline — letting us ski and surf on the same day — are the same as those that pose future seismic risk.

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And now, for the first time in almost 20 years, the trust which owns and runs the island, is welcoming one adventurous family or couple to its craggy shoreline - and the "opportunity of a lifetime".

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It added that the flotilla was 70 nautical miles from Gaza's shoreline.

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Related Words

• bank 
• beach 
• coastline 
• seaboard 
• shore