shoreline
noun
shore·line
ˈshȯr-ˌlīn 
1
: the line where a body of water and the shore meet
2
: the strip of land along the shoreline
Examples of shoreline in a Sentence
The road runs along the shoreline.
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Other perks include indoor and outdoor pools, 172 feet of sandy shoreline, and a 50-foot dock.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 July 2025
Scott Olson | Getty Images With more than 3,200 miles of shoreline touching four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan knows a thing or two about interacting with Mother Nature.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 22 July 2025
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is on the shores of a coquina rock beach, the second largest outcropping of visible limestone shoreline in Florida (the first is Blowing Rocks Preserve in Jupiter).
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
The couple ran out of gas and ended up on the shoreline between McKinley Park and Bradford Beach.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 July 2025
Scott Olson | Getty Images With more than 3,200 miles of shoreline touching four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan knows a thing or two about interacting with Mother Nature.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 22 July 2025
Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is on the shores of a coquina rock beach, the second largest outcropping of visible limestone shoreline in Florida (the first is Blowing Rocks Preserve in Jupiter).
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
The couple ran out of gas and ended up on the shoreline between McKinley Park and Bradford Beach.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
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“Shoreline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoreline. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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shoreline
noun
shore·line
-ˌlīn
: the line where a body of water touches the shore
Geographical Definition
Shoreline
geographical name
Shore·line
ˈshȯr-ˌlīn
city in west central Washington on Puget Sound north of Seattle population 53,007
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