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seaboard [ˈsiːˌbɔːd] n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a. land bordering on the sea; the seashore b. (as modifier) seaboard towns ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Any one possessing a mile or two of secluded seaboard, cut off on the land side by precipitous approaches, and including a sheltered river mouth ingeniously hidden by nature, in the form of a jutting wall of rock, from the sea, might have made as good use of these natural opportunities as the nobleman in question, had they only been as wise and as rich. He is the war-lord who sends his battalions of Atlantic rollers to the assault of our seaboard. She carried an assortment of merchandise for trading with the natives of the seaboard and of the interior, together with the frame of a schooner, to be employed in the coasting trade. |
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seaboard - the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort