Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast.
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- noun The
shape ,outline , orboundary of acoast .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the outline of a coast
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Examples
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The Pembrokeshire coastline is regarded as not only one of the finest in Wales but one of the best stretches of coastlines anywhere in the British Isles.
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Few countries in the world face as immediate a threat from climate change as the Republic of Maldives, a low-lying group of atolls in the Indian Ocean whose coastline is eroding and whose water supplies are now being infiltrated by saltwater from the sea.
Maldives President Nasheed seeks a low-carbon path Juliet Eilperin 2010
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The USA coastline is being destroyed, because of self-interest, self-serving greedy people.
Drilling regulator 'an agency in crisis,' Republican says 2010
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Few countries in the world face as immediate a threat from climate change as the Republic of Maldives, a low-lying group of atolls in the Indian Ocean whose coastline is eroding and whose water supplies are now being infiltrated by saltwater from the sea.
Maldives President Nasheed seeks a low-carbon path Juliet Eilperin 2010
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Lebanon's 150-kilometer coastline is dotted with beautiful beaches, but off the coast of Saida, there are no swimmers, due to a giant heap of stinking garbage.
Mountain of Trash Blights Historic Lebanese City of Saida 2010
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The district, which stretches from northern Broward County into Palm Beach County just miles inland from Florida's Atlantic coastline, is heavily Democratic, and Deutch dramatically outraised Lynch.
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Since we have no control over where those countries drill, how can we protect our coastline from a mishap from one of these International rigs?
Officials warn of potential catastrophe from Gulf of Mexico oil spill 2010
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Few countries in the world face as immediate a threat from climate change as the Republic of Maldives, a low-lying group of atolls in the Indian Ocean whose coastline is eroding and whose water supplies are now being infiltrated by saltwater from the sea.
Maldives President Nasheed seeks a low-carbon path Juliet Eilperin 2010
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This next stretch of coastline is among the most attractive in all Baja.
North of Loreto: Mulegé and Santa Rosalía, sun, beaches, hotels and history 2008
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This next stretch of coastline is among the most attractive in all Baja.
North of Loreto: Mulegé and Santa Rosalía, sun, beaches, hotels and history 2008
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