B2nounnatureenvironment
US/ˈʃɔːr.laɪn/
UK/ˈʃɔː.laɪn/
the edge of a sea, lake or wide river where the land meets the water
In context
We walked along the shoreline and collected shells.
Rising seas are slowly moving the shoreline inland.
The city plans to protect its shoreline with new walls and dunes.
Words that go with shoreline
adjective + noun
- rocky shorelineThe rocky shoreline is dangerous for swimmers.
noun + preposition
- along the shorelineThere are cafes all along the shoreline.
- miles of shorelineThe island has twenty miles of shoreline.
verb + noun
- protect the shorelineMangroves help protect the shoreline from erosion.
- develop the shorelineDevelopers want to develop the shoreline near the harbor.
noun + noun
- shoreline erosionShoreline erosion has damaged several homes.