coastline
The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)
Example
“The sweep of the rocky Southern California coastline off Point Fermin.”
Synonyms
- coast
- shore
- shoreline
- seashore
- seaside
Related words
- coastlined
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “coastline” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.