MEANING
The line or shape of the land where it borders the sea.
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Words that belong together
- rugged coastline
- exposed coastline
On the page
A rugged coastline stretched beyond the harbor.
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Word forms
- Base
- coastline
Usage notes
Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular coastline; plural coastlines. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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