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seashore

sea·shore
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [see-shawr, -shohr]
    • /ˈsiˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr/
    • /ˈsiːˈʃɔː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-shawr, -shohr]
    • /ˈsiˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr/

Definitions of seashore word

  • noun seashore land along the sea or ocean. 1
  • noun seashore Law. the ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water marks. 1
  • countable noun seashore The seashore is the part of a coast where the land slopes down into the sea. 0
  • noun seashore land bordering on the sea 0
  • noun seashore the land between the marks of high and low water 0
  • noun seashore land along the sea; seacoast 0

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Origin of seashore

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; sea + shore1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Seashore

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

seashore popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

seashore usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for seashore

noun seashore

  • beach — A beach is an area of sand or stones beside the sea.
  • coastland — the land fringing a coast
  • coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
  • lakeshore — lakefront.
  • lakeside — located on the side of a lake: a lakeside resort.

adj seashore

  • deep-sea — Deep-sea activities take place in the areas of the sea that are a long way from the coast.
  • hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
  • marine — of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation.
  • natatorial — pertaining to, adapted for, or characterized by swimming: natatorial birds.

adjective seashore

  • oceangoing — (of a ship) designed and equipped to travel on the open sea.
  • oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.

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