coastline
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noun
1.
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
2.
the land and water lying adjacent to a shoreline.
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| —n | |
| the outline of a coast, esp when seen from the sea, or the land adjacent to it | |
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Coastline
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Example sentences
The water that is moved by the energy is also affected by gravity, explaining the flat body of water that hits a coastline.
Those with smaller canoes and kayaks can explore the mangrove-lined coastline.
The coastline is beaded with spot after spot of great waves.
Seven of the worlds biggest cities are ports, and a third of the world's population lives on a coastline.
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