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coastline

 
Dictionary: coast·line   (kōst'līn') pronunciation
 
n.

The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast.


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IN BRIEF: The outline or shape of land next to the sea.

pronunciation The large ship followed the coastline all the way north.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the outline of a coast


 
Translations: Coastline
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kystlinie

Nederlands (Dutch)
kustlijn

Français (French)
n. - littoral

Deutsch (German)
n. - Küste

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακτή, αιγιαλίτιδα ζώνη

Italiano (Italian)
linea costiera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - litoral (m)

Русский (Russian)
береговая линия

Español (Spanish)
n. - litoral

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kustlinje

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
海岸线

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 海岸線

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 해안선

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 海岸線

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الخط الساحلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קו החוף‬


 
 

 

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