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shoreline

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


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Built around Como Lake, the park features a walking path that loops the entire shoreline, along with plenty of benches for soaking up the scenery.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

At stake is what right people in Wisconsin have to take a shoreline stroll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Old stone walls near the shoreline were flattened, while the Exmoor bay's shingle ridge was breached and moved inland by around 90 metres, creating a salt marsh which was left to its natural course.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

After the last Ice Age, rising seas and coastal erosion carved and exposed the towering structures along the shoreline.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

People in shoreline settlements like Aspero could catch vast quantities of anchovies and sardines; Caral, Huaricanga, and the other inland towns had irrigation-produced cotton, fruit, and vegetables.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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