seaside

noun

sea·​side ˈsē-ˌsīd How to pronounce seaside (audio)
: the district or land bordering the sea : country adjacent to the sea : seashore
seaside adjective

Examples of seaside in a Sentence

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Designed to look like an old-fashioned stretch of seaside entertainment, the Boardwalk is lined with wooden decking and sits on one side of a huge lagoon. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 The area once held more than 700,000 residents, many of whom now sleep in makeshift shelters across Lebanon’s north; or, for the more desperate, Beirut’s squares, parks and seaside boulevards. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 In one of the final scenes, the boys force their boss to dig graves for them at a seaside cemetery. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024 Incorporate Color Not everything needs to be typical seaside shades of blue. Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seaside 

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seaside was in the 13th century

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“Seaside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaside. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

seaside

noun
sea·​side -ˌsīd How to pronounce seaside (audio)
: the land bordering the sea : seacoast

Geographical Definition

Seaside

geographical name

Sea·​side ˈsē-ˌsīd How to pronounce Seaside (audio)
city on Monterey Bay in western California population 33,025
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