Synonyms for coastline
- noun
Most common
shore seaside shoreline seashore waterfront beachfront oceanfront coastland
All synonyms
Noun
shoreline, shore, seashore, seaside, waterfront, beachfront, oceanfront, coastland, shorefront, coast dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)
The sweep of the rocky Southern California coastline off Point Fermin.
Forms
- Plural
- coastlines → shorelines, shores, seashores, seasides…
Example sentences
- shore Another ten minutes' walk brought us to the shore.
- seaside As a boy, he would go to the seaside every summer.
- shoreline The police have increased their shoreline patrols.
- seashore Algiers has a beautiful promenade on the seashore.
- waterfront Have you seen the new construction by the waterfront?
- beachfront Tom took Mary to a beachfront restaurant for dinner.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| coastline | steady | |
| shore | steady | |
| seaside | rising | |
| shoreline | steady | |
| seashore | falling | |
| waterfront | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- coast1, shore1
- 7 letters
- seaside2
- 8 letters
- seashore2
- 9 letters
- shoreline2, coastland
- 10 letters
- waterfront3, beachfront2, oceanfront3, shorefront
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seaside2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- littoral
- Deutsch
- Meeresküste