Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The seashore.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The land bordering on the sea; the country adjacent to the sea or near it: often used adjectively: as, a seaside residence or home.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The land bordering on, or adjacent to, the sea; the seashore. Also used adjectively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The area by and around the
sea ;bay ;beach ;promenade - adjective Related to a seaside.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
Etymologies
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Examples
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I grew up in seaside towns, and as you may imagine we travelled through many of them.
Archive 2009-06-01 Dungeekin 2009
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What should be a quaint, lively English seaside is far more desolate than anything Tanya and her son might have left behind in Russia.
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White Knight White Knight Acceptable in seaside society towns from June 1 'til summer's end — and for winter weddings in warm-weather locales — an ivory dinner jacket is just the thing.
Which Tux Are You? 2010
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I grew up in seaside towns, and as you may imagine we travelled through many of them.
In Which Dungeekin is Bill Bryson... Dungeekin 2009
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Bus and tram drivers in seaside resort could walk out after pair told to lose 3kg (7lb) within month
Strike threatened after Blackpool bus drivers suspended for being 'too fat' Martin Wainwright 2010
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I bought carnitas from the corner store (living in seaside, california means there are awesome taquerias everywhere!) and needless to say, it couldn't even compare.
Carnitas, Houston style | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008
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The gifts on offer are a bit naff - the sort of thing you see on display in seaside bingo halls that you can win for a line or full house.
The value of gifts (or 'What Star Trek taught me about capitalism') Jonathan 2005
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But the British seaside is struggling because the working class has grown more affluent and expects higher standards.
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But the British seaside is struggling because the working class has grown more affluent and expects higher standards.
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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The gifts on offer are a bit naff - the sort of thing you see on display in seaside bingo halls that you can win for a line or full house.
Archive 2005-01-01 Jonathan 2005
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