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shoreline

[shawr-lahyn, shohr-] / ˈʃɔrˌlaɪn, ˈʃoʊr- /


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It generally covers land below five meters in elevation and within 200 meters of the shoreline.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

As teenagers growing up in the area, they climbed the staircase barefoot, sprinted the hill overlooking the Pacific and stretched their limbs on the shoreline.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

He added he believes it broke off from the reservoir's shoreline this summer as water levels rose to a high not seen since 2012.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The company will partner with government agencies on shoreline protection and wildlife conservation, according to Shotwell.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

We walk slowly toward the small bridge, edging carefully along the shoreline of the pond.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

Navy had recently chosen Damen “to help it fast-track a new fleet” of a different type of vessel: up to 35 medium-sized ships to move troops and supplies to shorelines.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Perhaps, if the Navy had moved away from large aircraft carriers and more toward small ships that could attack with speed and stealth along shorelines.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Targets: They are designed to protect shorelines and islands from approaching ships and landing craft.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

Thomas Quarry I sits within the raised coastal formations of the Rabat-Casablanca littoral, an area internationally recognized for its remarkably complete record of Plio-Pleistocene shorelines, dunes, and cave systems.

From Science Daily Feb. 7, 2026

A tugboat made its way down the river, causing the water to crash into the rocks along the shorelines.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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