seashore

[see-shawr, -shohr]

noun

1. land along the sea or ocean.

2. Law.,  the ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water marks.

seashore

/ ˈsiːˌʃɔː /

noun

1. land bordering on the sea

2. the land between the marks of high and low water

Word History and Origins

Origin of seashore¹

First recorded in 1520–30; sea + shore ¹

Example Sentences

"One of the boats with the military personnel reached the seashore and tied a long rope to a tree. That rope was then brought to the boats," Mr Noor said.

From BBC

The settlement, resolving a lawsuit filed in 2022, would pay most of the historic dairies and cattle ranches on the seashore to move out.

From Los Angeles Times

The seashore and the land beneath the water are a checkerboard of ownership.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet the National Park Service maintains and protects hundreds of parks, national lakeshores and seashores, recreation areas, walking trails and more, all for you to take in and enjoy.

From Seattle Times

SNH has collected specimens of stranded whales in the seashore and river mouth in Hokkaido.

From Science Daily