shore·line

(shôr′līn′)

The edge of a body of water.

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shoreline

(ˈʃɔːˌlaɪn)

(Physical Geography) the edge of a body of water

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

shore•line

(ˈʃɔrˌlaɪn, ˈʃoʊr-)

n.

the line where shore and water meet.

[1850–55]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

shoreline - a boundary line between land and water

boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

shore - the land along the edge of a body of water

Translations

battigia litorale

shoreline

[ˈʃɔːlaɪn] N → línea f de la costa

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shoreline

[ˈʃɔː^rlaɪn] n [sea] → littoral m; [lake] → rive f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shoreline

[ˈʃɔːlaɪn] n → litorale m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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I say a sad duty because we know that we shall not find them; but it is none the less our duty to comb the shoreline, firing signal shells at intervals, that we at least may leave at last with full knowledge that we have done all that men might do to locate them."

Co-Tan and Bradley were on deck alone, and as the new shoreline appeared beyond the point, the girl gave an exclamation of joy and seized the man's hand in hers.

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In the leisure afforded we took turns working on our map, and by means of the compass and a little guesswork we set down the shoreline we had left and the three islands with fair accuracy.

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The land before us might have been a continent, so mighty appeared the shoreline; yet we knew that we must be thousands of miles from the nearest western land-mass--New Zealand or Australia.

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SeaSpine Holdings Corporation announced the limited commercial launch and completion of the first surgery for its Shoreline RT Cervical Interbody Implant System.

SeaSpine announces launch of Shoreline RT Cervical Interbody Implant System

Good thing that she has come to realize that the absence of waste water treatment plants and the agglomeration of informal settlers and business establishments in almost every vacant inch of lot and marsh on the city's shoreline are abetting the fast conversion of the Davao Gulf into one wide 'septic tank.'

Rough Cuts: A welcome realization

A high, flooding tide floods shoreline cover including cypress trees, deadfalls, feeder creeks and aquatic vegetation.

Tidal Bassin': Find cover, and fish the top half of the tide, for best results

AINA Postdoctoral fellow Ravi Darwin Sankar and colleagues from Florida State University (USA) have published their assessment of shoreline movement along segments of Florida's Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

Shoreline Change Study Inspires Current Arctic Research

This time, he spent $18.8 million on the 464-unit Shoreline complex, which equates to $40,517 per unit.<br />The day after he bought the property, the city of Tulsa and its partners announced that Amazon would open a fulfillment center at S.

Apartments in Tulsa metro could provide housing for Amazon workers

Clinton, CT, June 07, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Shoreline Financial Group, a financial services group in Clinton, CT recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group, Inc.

Shoreline Financial Group Acquires Abrens Insurance, Joins SAN Group