seashore
pronunciation
How to pronounce seashore in British English:
UK [ˈsiːʃɔː(r)]
How to pronounce seashore in American English:
US [ˈsiːʃɔːr]
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- Noun:
- the shore of a sea or ocean
Word Origin
- seashore (n.)
- also sea-shore, 1520s, from sea + shore (n.). Old English used særima "sea-rim," sæ-strande, etc.
Example
- 1. Shells speckle the water 's edge at cumberland island national seashore in georgia .
- 2. Footprints in the sand at florida 's gulf islands national seashore appear clean under a normal flashlight .
- 3. It 's late afternoon in gulf islands national seashore .
- 4. It is one of seven barrier islands that , along with some mainland areas of mississippi and florida , make up the gulf islands national seashore .
- 5. According to the national park service gulf islands national seashore website , all the islands remained open to the public as of june 28 , 2010 , and clean-up crews were on hand to respond to any oil coming ashore .