seaside

From Middle English see-syde, sey-syde, see syde, se side, equivalent to sea +‎ side.

• IPA^(key): /ˌsiːˈsaɪd/

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seaside (plural seasides)

1. (chiefly UK) The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs.

   Near-synonym: oceanside (usually synonymous)

   This summer, I'm going to the seaside at Weymouth. I'm very excited about it!

   • 1907, John A. Glover-Kind, “I Do Like To be Beside the Seaside”:

     I do like to be beside the seaside!
     Oh, I do like to be beside the sea!
     I do like to stroll along the prom, prom, prom,
     While the brass bands play Tiddely-om-pom-pom!

   • 1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 128:

     James never cared much for the sea-side, but developed a passionate love for the Westmoreland mountains, getting to know most of them as an energetic fell walker, preferring this to rock climbing.

   • 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Grange-over-Sands”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:

     The arrival of the railway turned this isolated fishing village into a popular seaside destination for Victorians who came to breathe fresh sea air, clear their lungs or take the waters.

seaside (not comparable)

1. At or related to a seaside.

   Near-synonym: oceanside (usually synonymous)

   We stayed in a seaside hotel and ate fresh seafood every night, all week long.

• This adjective is only used attributively.

seaside (not comparable)

1. At the seaside.

   Near-synonym: oceanside (usually synonymous)

   We dined seaside and watched the gulls' antics.

   • 2010 [1998], Nancy Toppino, Victoria Shearer, ‎Janet Ware, “Restaurants”, in Insiders' Guide: Florida Keys and Key West (Insiders' Guides)‎^[1], 14th edition, Globe Pequot Press, →ISBN, page 64:

     When you think of dining seaside somewhere on a secluded island, this is the kind of place that comes to mind. […] Granted, it takes some planning to get here. You have to make a reservation, and you have to board a boat. But if what you seek is a quiet evening escape from the craziness of Key West, dinner at [the restaurant being reviewed here] is well worth the effort.

   • 2006, Travel and Leisure‎^[2], volume 36, number 11, page 252:

     […] for guests who like dining seaside under a thatched roof. Try the coconut shrimp with fruit chutney.

• seaside on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• QCA curriculum
• “seaside”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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