Standard Lemma guide

shoreline

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The divide between land and a body of water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The line on a map that illustrates this.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a boundary line between land and water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: boundary, bound, bounds

History

Etymology

From shore + line.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: брегова ивица (bregova ivica) — the divide between land and water
  • Chinese Cantonese: 海岸線 /海岸线 (hoi2 ngon6 sin3) — the divide between land and water
  • Chinese: 海岸線 /海岸线 (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou (hái-hōan-sòan) — the divide between land and water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海岸線 /海岸线 (hǎi'ànxiàn) — the divide between land and water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 岸線 /岸线 (ànxiàn) — the divide between land and water
  • Finnish: rantaviiva — the divide between land and water
  • French: rivage — the divide between land and water
  • Greek: ακτή (aktí) — the divide between land and water
  • Italian: battima — the divide between land and water
  • Japanese: 海岸線 (kaigansen) — the divide between land and water
  • Japanese: 汀線 (teisen) — the divide between land and water
  • Lushootseed: ʔilgwiɬ — the divide between land and water
  • Māori: tahatika — the divide between land and water
  • Norwegian Bokmål: strandlinje — the divide between land and water
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: strandlinje — the divide between land and water
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: strandline — the divide between land and water
  • Plautdietsch: Wotakaunt (nds) — the divide between land and water
  • Portuguese: faixa costeira — the divide between land and water
  • Portuguese: litoral — the divide between land and water
  • Portuguese: cordão litoral — the divide between land and water
  • Spanish: orilla — the divide between land and water
  • Turkish: kıyı şeridi — the divide between land and water
  • Welsh: ymyl traeth — the divide between land and water
  • Chinese Cantonese: 海岸線 /海岸线 (hoi2 ngon6 sin3) — line on a map
  • Chinese: 海岸線 /海岸线 (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou (hái-hōan-sòan) — line on a map
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海岸線 /海岸线 (hǎi'ànxiàn) — line on a map
  • Chinese Mandarin: 岸線 /岸线 (ànxiàn) — line on a map
  • Finnish: rantaviiva — line on a map
  • Portuguese: linha de costa — line on a map
  • Portuguese: linha de margem — line on a map
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