What does "coastline" mean?

The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)

What is a synonym for "coastline"?

Common synonyms include: bank, banks, beach, beach, berm, coast.

Coastline

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Definitions

Noun

1
The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.) countable, uncountable
"The sweep of the rocky Southern California coastline off Point Fermin."
2
the outline of a coast wordnet

Synonyms

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bank banks beach beach berm coast

Antonyms

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arctic ice island inland inland area inland region

Example

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"The sea indented the coastline."

Etymology

From coast + line.

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