shoreline

CEFRB2

/ʃˈɔˌrlaɪn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The line where land meets a sea, lake, or river.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The line on a map that illustrates this.

Examples

  • This road follows the shoreline for the next thirty kilometers.

  • Tom and Mary walked along the shoreline.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The divide between land and a body of water.

More examples

In context

  • Tom and Mary paddled their canoe along the shoreline, looking of a place to camp.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The storm eroded the blank, pulling sand into the sea.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From shore + line.