HyperDic: seacoast

English > 1 sense of the word seacoast:
NOUNobjectseacoast, seashore, coast, sea-coastthe shore of a sea or ocean
seacoast > pronunciation
Soundssiy'kow.st
Rhymesalmost ... westernmost: 30 rhymes with owst...
English > seacoast: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe shore of a sea or ocean.
Synonymsseashore, coast, sea-coast
InstancesAeolis, AeoliaAn ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC
Atlantic CoastA coast of the Atlantic Ocean
Barbary CoastThe Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
Gulf CoastA seashore of the Gulf of Mexico
Pacific CoastA coast of the Pacific Ocean
PartsforeshoreThe part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark
NarrowerlandfallThe seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
littoral, litoral, littoral zone, sandsThe region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
seaside, seaboardThe shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
tidelandLand near the sea that is overflowed by the tide
BroadershoreThe land along the edge of a body of water
Spanishcosta, costera, litoral, playa
Catalancosta, litoral, maresme, platja

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