seaboard

noun

sea·​board ˈsē-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce seaboard (audio)
: seacoast
also : the country bordering a seacoast
seaboard adjective

Examples of seaboard in a Sentence

He lives on the eastern seaboard.
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Areas where temperatures will not dip near or below freezing could see severe thunderstorms, including the central Atlantic seaboard. Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025 Locally, Hotz called Nashville a drug trade hub for the South and eastern seaboard, citing its major thoroughfares and access to the state and the region. Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2024 Places like Vancouver, Seattle and the Eastern seaboard had about a 25% chance each year of being disrupted by re-entry of space debris, the paper found. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025 Eastern seaboard as well as places like Latin America, Asia and Europe. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seaboard

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seaboard was in 1613

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“Seaboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaboard. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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seaboard

noun
sea·​board ˈsē-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce seaboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: seacoast
also : the country bordering a seacoast
seaboard adjective

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