Definitions of seacoast
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the shore of a sea or ocean
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Barbary Coast
the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
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Aeolia
an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC
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Atlantic Coast
a coast of the Atlantic Ocean
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Gulf Coast
a seashore of the Gulf of Mexico
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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
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landfall
the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
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seaboard, seaside
the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
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tideland
land near the sea that is overflowed by the tide
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shore
the land along the edge of a body of water
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