shoreline

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɔːrlaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃɔrˌlaɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shôr′līn′, shōr′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
shore•line /ˈʃɔrˌlaɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. the line where shore and water meet.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
shore•line  (shôr′līn′, shōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the line where shore and water meet.
  • shore1 + line1 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shoreline / ˈʃɔːˌlaɪn/
  1. the edge of a body of water
'shoreline' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore - advance - bay - bight - cliffy - coastline - cove - eat - edge wave - finger - inlet - lap - limpet - progradation - quay - raised beach - shore crab - step-off - strand line - surf casting - veil

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