Synonyms for coast
Definitions
- n. 1
The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
a town on the coast of Trinidad
Forms
- Plural
- coasts → sea-coasts, seashores, seaboards, coastlines…
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The whole line of a country or continent that borders the sea is a coast. We do not speak of the coast of a river, nor of the banks of the ocean, tho there may be banks by or under the sea.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- coastline They explored the caves along the rocky coastline.
- seaboard The storm moved quickly along the eastern seaboard.
- seashore Algiers has a beautiful promenade on the seashore.
- stroll Friend, how about we stroll through the Chinatown?
By length
- 4 letters
- bank1, brim1
- 5 letters
- beach1, shore1, slide1, glide1
- 6 letters
- border2, strand1, stroll1
- 7 letters
- seaside2
- 8 letters
- seaboard2, seashore2
- 9 letters
- coastline2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (border2 = 2 syllables).