seacoast

Thân thiện

A family builds a sandcastle on the seacoast.

Definition

Noun: The land along the edge of a sea or ocean; the area where the land meets the sea.

Usage

The word "seacoast" refers to the geographical boundary between land and sea. It is a general term for the coastline and is often used in descriptive, geographical, or environmental contexts.

Examples

• The rugged seacoast of Maine is famous for its picturesque lighthouses.
• Many towns along the seacoast depend on fishing and tourism.
• Erosion is a serious problem for this fragile seacoast.

Advanced Usage

• "to hug the seacoast": to travel very close to the shoreline.
  • The scenic highway hugs the seacoast for nearly fifty miles.
• In a more literary or formal context, "seacoast" can evoke a sense of place, nature, or frontier.
  • The ancient fortress stood guard over the windswept seacoast.

Variants and Related Words

• Coast (noun): A more common synonym for seacoast.
• Seashore (noun): Often implies the area of sand and pebbles at the edge of the sea.
• Seaboard (noun): Often used to refer to a coastal region, especially in a national context (e.g., the eastern seaboard of the United States).
• Littoral (noun/adjective): A technical term for the coastal zone.

Synonyms

• Coast
• Shoreline
• Littoral
• Seaboard
• Beachfront (when referring to a sandy area)

Antonyms

• Interior
• Hinterland
• Inland

Học thuật

Noun

1. the shore of a sea or ocean

Từ đồng nghĩa

• seashore
• coast
• sea-coast