coastline

[US]/ˈkəʊstlaɪn/
[UK]/ˈkoʊstlaɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the outline of a coast; the area where the land meets the sea, including the features of the coast.

Example Sentences

the eastern coastline of China

the wild coastline of Cape Wrath.

a coastline indented by many fjords.

The coastline faded into darkness.

The road follows the Pacific coastline.

a leisurely meander round the twisting coastline road.

They sailed along the rugged coastline.

I headed north, hugging the coastline all the way.

Rain rarely falls on the Atacama's coastline, but dense fog known as camanchaca is abundant.

He wasn’t good navigator, so it is necessary that the coastline remain in sight as he moved from one harbor to the next.

Ile aux Cerfs is located 15 minutes from the eastern coastline and the village of Trou d'eau douce.

Real-world Examples

China has a coastline of 18,000 kilometers.

Source: A Bite of China Season 1

When a tsunami approaches a coastline, the water gets shallower.

Source: Listening Digest

Which is weird, because they're all just measuring the same coastline.

Source: Incredible Events Ledger

The valley looks totally different than our rugged coastline.

Source: Lonely Planet Travel Guide

He wanted to make boating safer by lighting dark coastlines.

Source: VOA Special April 2020 Collection

" We have to save our coastline. It's a crisis."

Source: BBC English Unlocked

Polly Boiko met some of the volunteers monitoring the coastline.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

The titanic waves flooded the Dutch coastline, killing almost 2,000 people.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Bolivia lost its coastline to Chile in a war in 1884.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The earthquake has also prompted tsunami warnings for Japan's southern coastline.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2022 Collection

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