Seaboard Meaning
/sˈiˌbɔrd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe area bordering the sea; a coastline; a sealine.
Sentence Examples
This place has the best vegan food on the eastern seaboard.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The entire eastern ____ of the country was hit by a hurricane.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The storm battered the entire eastern ____ causing widespread flooding and power outages.
Word Origin & History
From earlier sea-bord, perhaps continuing (with change in meaning) Middle English see bord (“porthole cover, seaward side”), equivalent to sea + board.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25:
"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."
— 1951 October, “Preventing Rail Corrosion”, in Railway Magazine, page 648:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The entire eastern ____ of the country was hit by a hurricane.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The storm battered the entire eastern ____ causing widespread flooding and power outages.