sea-coast
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈsiːˌkoʊst/
:
costa
- They were sending her to the sea-coast, to Ostend, to a fine family hotel for dead little girls.
Examples
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And countries with long sea coasts and small land areas in the middle latitudes would do better with offshore wind than with solar PV—and so on.
Blog text (5) -
The fishermen set out early in the morning to catch fresh seafood along the sea-coast.
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And it has a sea coast.
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I'd been to Maine before, but mostly along the sea coast.
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But we could not sell the farm, or pack, or plan, or buy the old manor on the sea coast until the whole tribe agreed to emigrate.
Fiction book (1993) -
The federal Fisheries Act regulates inland and sea coast fisheries in Canada.
Academic text (1992) -
As Africa's smallest uninsular nation, it is surrounded, except for a small sea coast, by its larger neighbor, Senegal (see Figure 1).
Academic text (1996) -
As Gamitto writes, "We certainly never expected to find so much ceremonial, pomp, and ostentation in the potentate of a region so remote from the sea coast" (ibid., p. 21).
Academic text (2006) -
The beach resort is popular because of its beautiful sea-coast and stunning views of the ocean.
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Many tourists flock to the sea-coast during summer to enjoy the warm sun and sandy beaches.
Synonyms
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1.0
The land beside the sea or ocean
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1.0
Land at the edge of a sea or lake
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1.4
The line where the land meets the sea
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2.7
The line where land meets water like a sea, lake or river
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1.1
An area near the sea where people go for holidays
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1.0
Land at the edge of the sea with sand or rocks
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3.3
Land or property that faces the ocean
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1.0
Land beside the sea or ocean
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2.3
The area by the sea in a town or city where people walk and visit shops
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3.0
The area right next to the ocean where it meets the shore
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3.6
Land at the edge of a lake or the sea
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3.4
Land near the sea with beaches and often cliffs
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3.4
Land next to water like a lake or sea
Land along the sea, often with beaches
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sea-coast is made of sea and coast, and coast comes from an old word for 'side' or 'edge'. So sea-coast means the land or shore at the side of the sea.