seaboard

CEFRB2

/sˈiˌbɔrd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The land along a coast.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The area bordering the sea; a coastline; a sealine.

Examples

  • This place has the best vegan food on the eastern seaboard.

  • Recently the Great Northern Railway, U,S.A., which has a considerable mileage of line bordering the Pacific seaboard, has put in service mobile equipment for applying anti-corrosion treatment to rails.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

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In context

  • While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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Origin

noun

From earlier sea-bord, perhaps continuing (with change in meaning) Middle English see bord (“porthole cover, seaward side”), equivalent to sea + board.