seashore

Synonyms:

coast, sea-coast, seacoast

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Barbary Coast

the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates

Aeolia

an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC

Atlantic Coast

a coast of the Atlantic Ocean

Gulf Coast

a seashore of the Gulf of Mexico

Pacific Coast

a coast of the Pacific Ocean

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litoral, littoral, littoral zone, sands

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

landfall

the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)

seaboard, seaside

the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

tideland

land near the sea that is overflowed by the tide

Type of:

shore

the land along the edge of a body of water