shoreline

English

Etymology

From shore +‎ line.

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Noun

shoreline (plural shorelines)

  1. The divide between land and a body of water.
    • 2022 September 3, Taylor Romine and Jason Hanna, “An algae bloom has killed thousands of fish in the San Francisco Bay Area”, in CNN‎[1]:
      An algae bloom has killed thousands of fish in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent weeks, officials say, forcing shoreline cleanups, spreading unpleasant odor and spurring scientists to further investigate the extent of the ecological damage.
  2. The line on a map that illustrates this.

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