shoreline.

The boundary where a lake, river, or sea meets the land.

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Words that belong together

• rocky shoreline
• shifting shoreline

On the page

The rocky shoreline disappeared into the mist.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular shoreline; plural shorelines. 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.