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seashore

seashore

14 1.0
Land at the edge of the sea with sand or rocks
  • noun
  • /ˈsiˌʃɔr/
translation icon : orilla del mar
  • The children built sandcastles at the seashore while their parents watched from under the umbrellas.
  • National Seashore
  • Island National Seashore
  • Fire Island National Seashore

Seashell seashells Seashells She she sells. She sells seashells by the seashore.

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Examples

  • Then the feeling went away, and he was standing by the seashore again, swaying a little.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Why don't you take a run down to the seashore and give yourself a rest?

  • Oh, I went to the seashore for a few days.

  • I understand you like to spend time at the seashore, too.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • You go to the seashore.

  • I'm leaving for the seashore immediately.

  • We'll go to the seashore, that's what we'll do.

  • Especially near the seashore, the private gardens of villas add to the region's greenness.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Walking along the seashore, they'd reminisced, wept, and shared their new, raw pain.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • In times past, hadn't doctors prescribed the seashore as a cure-all for nearly anything that ailed?

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

beach
vsseashore
1.0

An area of sand with small stones beside a sea or lake

is the general word for the sea or ocean edge
coast
vsseashore
506 1.0

The land beside the sea or ocean

is the common everyday word for that coastal land
shore
vsseashore
441 1.0

Land at the edge of a sea or lake

is specifically about the sea edge rather than any water edge
coastline
vsseashore
60 1.4

The line where the land meets the sea

refers to the physical land area rather than its mapped shape
shoreline
vsseashore
48 2.7

The line where land meets water like a sea, lake or river

refers to the land area beside that meeting line
seaside
vsseashore
39 1.1

An area near the sea where people go for holidays

is the neutral geographic term without the holiday sense
by the sea
vsseashore
25 1.0

Close to the sea at the edge of the land

names the physical strip of land at the water edge
beachfront
vsseashore
20 3.3

A strip of land by the beach with shops, hotels or parks

is the neutral geographic edge, not the developed strip
sands
vsseashore
20 1.0

An area of sand next to the sea or a lake

is the general coastal land term regardless of surface type
oceanfront
vsseashore
  • US
8 3.3

Land or property that faces the ocean

is the general geographic term rather than property description
beachside
vsseashore
5 2.3

Land next to a beach with houses and shops

is the broader term covering any shore type, not only sandy parts
seacoast
vsseashore
3 1.0

Land beside the sea or ocean

is the everyday term for that same sea edge
waterside
vsseashore
2 3.2

Land along the edge of a river or lake

applies specifically to land beside large salt water bodies
oceanside
vsseashore
1 3.0

The area right next to the ocean where it meets the shore

is the broader neutral word for land beside the sea
foreshore
vsseashore
1 6.9

The part of the seashore between the high and low tide marks

is the broader term for the sea edge without tidal focus
sea-coast
vsseashore
1 1.1

Land next to the sea or ocean

is the same place but in ordinary unhyphenated form
shorefront
vsseashore
1 3.6

Land at the edge of a lake or the sea

is the general term for the same edge without the property focus
coastland
vsseashore
1 3.4

Land near the sea with beaches and often cliffs

denotes the narrow strip right at the water's edge
shoreland
vsseashore
1 3.4

Land next to water like a lake or sea

is limited to land beside the sea or ocean specifically
shoreside
vsseashore
1 3.4

An area of land next to a body of water

focuses on the natural edge itself rather than built uses
coastside
vsseashore
  • US
3.1

Land along the sea, often with beaches

means the actual edge of sea rather than the wider coastal zone
tideland
vsseashore
7.3

Land near the sea that the tide covers and uncovers

refers to the sea edge without implying tidal flooding

Compounds

seashore mallow
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with hibiscus-like flowers that grows near the sea

How Wide

seashore
14 1.0
beach
1.0
inlet
15 3.8

Surface Forms

seashore singular
seashores plural

Morphology

seashore = sea + shore (transparent) = sea + shore

Direct compound of 'sea' + 'shore' with the meaning clearly derived as the land beside the sea.

Etymology

The word seashore joins sea and shore, and shore means 'edge' or 'land by the water', so it names the land right at the sea's edge and that is why seashore means the land along the edge of a sea or ocean.