noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The divide between land and a body of water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The line on a map that illustrates this.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a boundary line between land and water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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