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oceanside

oceanside

1 3.0
The area right next to the ocean where it meets the shore
  • noun
  • /ˈoʊʃənˌsaɪd/
translation icon : frente al mar
  • The new restaurant opens right on the oceanside, offering stunning views of the sunset.
  • oceanside resort
  • oceanside beach
  • oceanside community

Examples

  • Families love spending their weekends at the oceanside park, where children can play in the sand.

  • During her turn, she'd stood and moved to the oceanside window.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • She takes me to the oceanside.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • She kept yawning, tasting rare oceanside heat.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • So he jumped at the Stavola's offer to set up at the oceanside club, where he expects his clientele to expand dramatically.

    Blog text (21)
  • He slipped off to an oceanside café.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Much of the U.S. population now lives within a two-hour drive of a coast, and millions of inlanders travel much farther to vacation or attend conventions and meetings at oceanside or lakeside resorts.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Delicious dinner for two at the historic Whale's Tooth Pub, where you can enjoy seasonal food and drinks on the oceanside deck when it is balmy or snuggle by the fireplace that burns four-foot logs when it's not!

    Blog text (10)
  • Whether it's thrown over a bikini at the beach, an oceanside luncheon, a dinner party at home, or even just grocery shopping, I always feel fab and chic in my kaftan. :)

    Blog text (20)
  • He lives in one of the oceanside suites, and when you do something for him—nothing illegal, just something nice like bringing him breakfast and a bottle of vitamin C when you know he's been drinking too long to remember about eating—he goes to his closet and gives you one of his shirts.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

coast
vsoceanside
506 1.0

The land beside the sea or ocean

is the immediate land next to the water, not the larger region
shore
vsoceanside
441 1.0

Land at the edge of a sea or lake

is specific to land next to the sea rather than all water types
shoreline
vsoceanside
48 2.7

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

refers to the area next to that line rather than the line itself
seaside
vsoceanside
39 1.1

An area near the sea where people go for holidays

is the physical land area next to the sea rather than a holiday focus
by the sea
vsoceanside
25 1.0

Close to the sea at the edge of the land

describes the specific land area next to that water rather than location only
seashore
vsoceanside
14 1.0

Land at the edge of the sea with sand or rocks

is the general area next to that water, not only the edge itself
oceanfront
vsoceanside
  • US
8 3.3

Land or property that faces the ocean

is the nearby land area rather than a single facing property
seacoast
vsoceanside
3 1.0

Land beside the sea or ocean

is used for the area next to that water rather than formal naming
seafront
vsoceanside
  • UK
2 2.3

The area by the sea in a town or city where people walk and visit shops

is the wider coastal area, not specifically urban leisure zones
sea-coast
vsoceanside
1 1.1

Land next to the sea or ocean

is the broader area near that shore rather than the shore term
shorefront
vsoceanside
1 3.6

Land at the edge of a lake or the sea

covers the adjacent area more generally rather than just that strip
coastland
vsoceanside
1 3.4

Land near the sea with beaches and often cliffs

is the nearer, specific strip of land right beside the water
coastside
vsoceanside
  • US
3.1

Land along the sea, often with beaches

is focused on the immediate land next to the water rather than distant areas

How Close

oceanside
1 3.0
shoreline
48 2.7
coastline
60 1.4
seaside
39 1.1
coastside
  • US
1 6.4
inland
31 3.8

Surface Forms

oceanside singular
oceansides plural

Morphology

oceanside = ocean + side (transparent) = ocean + side

A direct compound meaning the area of land next to the ocean; the spatial relation is transparent to learners.

Etymology

The noun oceanside comes from ocean ('the big sea') and side ('the area next to something'), and at first it meant 'the side of the ocean'. So, as a place, oceanside is the land or area where the sea meets the shore.