coastline
pronunciation
How to pronounce coastline in British English:
UK [ˈkəʊstlaɪn]
How to pronounce coastline in American English:
US [ˈkoʊstlaɪn]
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- Noun:
- the outline of a coast
Word Origin
- coastline (n.)
- 1860, from coast (n.) + line (n.).
Example
- 1. Maybe they combine magnetic cues with coastline features .
- 2. Rising sea levels threaten every coastline .
- 3. How long is britain 's coastline ?
- 4. And everywhere , the coastline has receded .
- 5. But losing the coastline has not scuppered ethiopia 's merchant fleet .