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shoreline
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
shoreline
(noun)
shoreline
/
ˈ
ʃoɚˌlaɪn/
noun
plural
shorelines
shoreline
/
ˈ
ʃoɚˌlaɪn/
noun
plural
shorelines
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHORELINE
:
the land along the edge of an area of water (such as an ocean, lake, etc.)
:
a coast or shore
[
count
]
rocky
shorelines
The road runs along the
shoreline
.
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1,000 miles of
shoreline
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