the seashore

noun

: the land along the edge of the sea that is usually covered with sand or rocks

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Every nesting season, thousands of females dig holes on the seashore with their flippers, and each one lays dozens of eggs inside. Diaa Hadid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025 Depictions of the seashore and harbors and boats are of course not limited to lesbian artists. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 The Maryland leaders urged the administration to fill all vacant lifeguard positions on the seashore, which was relying on state and local emergency services to fill in the gap, according to the letter. Brendan Nordstrom, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2025 The Swimming Hole: While the beach is the main draw for most visitors, Point Reyes also has a trio of backcountry lakes, including the 7-acre Bass Lake, which is tucked into an evergreen forest within the seashore’s Philip Burton Wilderness. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the seashore

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“The seashore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20seashore. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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