seacoast

[ see-kohst ]
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noun
  1. the land immediately adjacent to the sea.

Origin of seacoast

1
First recorded in 1300–50, seacoast is from Middle English see cost. See sea, coast

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British Dictionary definitions for seacoast

seacoast

/ (ˈsiːˌkəʊst) /


noun
  1. land bordering on the sea; a coast

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