Coastline

Quick meaning: Coastline is a noun meaning The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.).

Meaning

The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.).

Example Sentences

The sweep of the rocky Southern California coastline off Point Fermin.

With the sea below us grey and storm swept, and the coast line vague in the driving rain, we forged our way up the bank to breast the summit at 37 m.p.h.

The 71-year-old American, who relocated to the Indonesian destination in 2022, is a regular fixture on the sands of Sanur, which extends along the southeastern coastline of the tropical destination, known as the “Island of the Gods.”

The journey is worth an article in itself, but all I can give is a flavour of a railway which traverses a bleak but dramatic coastline that's regularly battered by the elements - especially around Parton, where the line is constantly threatened by the sea.

Word Forms

• coastlines

Synonyms for coastline

Depending on context, synonyms include coast, beachfront, shore, shoreline, seashore, seaside.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include coast, coastal, seashore, seaboard, foreshore, seacoast.

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