Vocabulary

coastline

海岸(かいがん)線(せん)

B1 · Intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

literally, the line where the land meets the sea. The physical edge of the land that abuts the sea.

文字通(もじどお)り、陸地(りくち)と海(うみ)が接(せっ)する境界(きょうかい)線(せん)。海(うみ)に隣接(りんせつ)する陸地(りくち)の物理(ぶつり)的(てき)な端(はじ)。

Examples

  1. The coastline was dotted with small fishing villages.
  2. From the hill, we could see the coastline for miles.

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