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seashore

DEFINITIONS OF: seashore

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n the shore of a sea or ocean

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
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