as in coast
the land adjacent to a body of water
The state has mainly rocky coastline and few beaches. The plane flew along the eastern coastline.
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By Jeffrey Kluger October 25, 2024 1:46 PM EDT
The Hawaiian town of Lahaina did not know what hit it in August 2023, when a wildfire cut a path of death and destruction from the center of the community to the Maui coastline, claiming 101 lives and destroying more than 2,200 structures.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
These coastlines are not only highly exposed to hurricanes but also to sea-level rise fueled by climate change.
—Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
The most prolific type of plastic litter near coastlines is plastic film — a material that makes up those once ubiquitous air pillows, according to Oceana.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2024
In fact, maintaining local control of the coastline was one of the reasons residents voted to establish their own city in 1939, according to historical news articles.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
These coastlines are not only highly exposed to hurricanes but also to sea-level rise fueled by climate change.
—Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
The most prolific type of plastic litter near coastlines is plastic film — a material that makes up those once ubiquitous air pillows, according to Oceana.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2024
In fact, maintaining local control of the coastline was one of the reasons residents voted to establish their own city in 1939, according to historical news articles.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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The company secured a federal contract to run a colony of 3,500 monkeys on Morgan Island off the coast of South Carolina, also known as Monkey Island.Austin Mullen, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Consensus model has shifted more east the past 24 hours, but the core is still expected to stay off the Southwest Florida coast.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Opening in the same year was the elegant Interlaken Hotel, on the shores of Twin Lakes, a gorgeous but ultimately doomed retreat for well-off visitors.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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The shores of Europe were littered with wrecks from the First World War.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Barbie star’s chic new chop is courtesy of celebrity hairstylist Marc Mena—also known as the man behind Madelyn Cline’s iconic beach bob—who shared a behind-the-scenes reel of Greenblatt’s transformation to Instagram.Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sardinia is ringed with coves lapped by translucent turquoise water, soft white sand beaches and some of the warmest swimming conditions in the region, as balmy as 80 degrees in summer.Ann Abel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The home is perched on a 70-foot-high bluff that is protected by a rock revetment to protect the shoreline from coastal erosion.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Leijonhufvud View 8 Images Reaching a height of 50 m (164 ft) in Yantai, eastern China, the Sun Tower, by OPEN Architecture, cuts a remarkable figure on the shoreline.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Coastline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastline. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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