strand line

American  

noun

1. a shoreline, especially one from which the sea or a lake has receded.

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Etymology

Origin of strand line

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

"We've just been looking at some of the plastic washed up on the strand line here and you can tell fairly obviously it's fishing twine, or it's come from fishing nets. Sometimes it's much more difficult. By identifying the type of polymer, the type of plastic it is and then by matching that with the known uses of those polymers you can sometimes make an educated guess of where that plastic's likely to have come from."

From BBC

Several were observed to come out on the beach and crawl nearly to the strand line, only to return to the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

It is called "twenty-four strand" line; the strongest man could not break it with his hands, and yet it is not as thick as a salmon casting line.

From Project Gutenberg

If I remember rightly, they use twelve strand line for yellow tail fishing at Catalina, and consider it quite strong enough.

From Project Gutenberg

A remarkable feature of the plantation is a steep bank, the original strand line of the Island.

From Project Gutenberg