seaboard

/'si:bɔ:d/

Thân thiện

The family enjoys a sunny vacation on the seaboard.

Definition

Noun: 1. The land area bordering the sea; the coastline: The term refers to the region of land that lies immediately adjacent to an ocean or sea. It emphasizes the coastal strip or zone. 2. A coastal region regarded as a resort or for its specific characteristics: This usage often implies the area is known for a particular quality, such as being a vacation destination, a specific climatic zone, or an economic region.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The entire eastern seaboard of the country was affected by the storm. (This refers to the general coastal land area.)
  • They vacation every summer on the sunny southern seaboard. (This refers to the coastal region regarded as a resort area.)

Advanced Usage

• "The [Cardinal Direction] seaboard": A common construction to specify a particular coastal section of a country, especially a large one like the United States.
  • Population density is high along the Atlantic seaboard.
  • The Pacific seaboard is known for its tech industry.

Variants and Related Words

• Coast (noun): The land next to the sea; the seashore. (A more general and common synonym.)
• Seaside (noun): The land bordering the sea, especially considered as a place of recreation. (Closer in meaning to the "resort" sense.)
• Littoral (noun/adj.): A technical term for the region between high and low tide marks or the coastal zone in general.

Synonyms

• Coast
• Coastline
• Shore
• Littoral (formal)
• Seashore

Antonyms

• Interior
• Hinterland
• Inland

Related Phrases

• Seaboard state: A U.S. state that has a coastline on an ocean.
  • Florida is a major seaboard state.
• From seaboard to seaboard: An idiom meaning across the entire country, from one coast to the other.
  • The railroad connected the nation from seaboard to seaboard.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

Từ đồng nghĩa

• seaside