Shoreline
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The divide between land and a body of water.
"An algae bloom has killed thousands of fish in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent weeks, officials say, forcing shoreline cleanups, spreading unpleasant odor and spurring scientists to further investigate the extent of the ecological damage."
- 2 a boundary line between land and water wordnet
- 3 The line on a map that illustrates this.
Example
More examples"The fierce pounding of the waves during the storm washed tonnes of shoreline into the ocean."
Etymology
From shore + line.