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Noun Concept
Categories: Coastal and oceanic landforms, Coasts, All articles needing additional references, Oceanographical terminology, Coastal geography
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seashore  coast  seacoast  sea-coast  access to the sea
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The shore of a sea or ocean WordNet 3.0
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The shore of a sea or ocean WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. Wikipedia
The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. Wiktionary
The coastal land bordering a sea or ocean. Wiktionary
The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean. Wiktionary
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The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches. Wiktionary
IS A
shore
HAS PART
foreshore
PART OF
West Coast
HAS KIND
landfall
littoral
seaside
tideland
cape
+12 relations
HAS INSTANCE
French Riviera
East Coast
Gulf States
West Coast
Costa de la Luz
+246 relations
DERIVATION
coastal
coastal
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
DIFFERENT FROM
shore
coastline
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast
Wikipedia
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coast
Wikidata
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coast
Wiktionary
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coast, seacoast, seashore
Wikipedia Redirections
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access to the sea, coastal, coastal ecosystem, coastal feature, Coastal formations, coastal landform, coastal region, coastal seas, coastal town, coastal vegetation, coastal waters, coastal zone, coastlines, coasts, inshore, List of coastal topics, pelagic coast, Sea-shore, sea coast, sea shore, Seacoast, shore
Wikidata Alias
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coastal zone, coastline

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