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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About a two-hour drive southeast of Bangkok, on Thailand’s eastern seaboard, lies a vast 1.3-million-hectare expanse covering three provinces on which rests the country’s ambition of becoming a regional manufacturing powerhouse. Gloria Haraito, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 This saw its three-ship task group traveling from the Australian eastern seaboard to the western seaboard via the southern waters. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 The Typhon is capable of firing Tomahawk missiles that put much of China's eastern seaboard in range. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025 Eastern seaboard are scrambling to keep the lights on. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2012 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 25 Apr. 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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