coastland

noun

Definition of coastlandnext
as in coast

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Recent Examples of coastland Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea. — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022 The storm is projected to move slowly up the coastland and could bring torrential rain over several days, said meteorologist Donald Jones of the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana. — Juan A. Lozano, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2021 The storm is projected to move slowly up the coastland which could dump torrential amounts of rain over several days, said meteorologist Donald Jones of the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana. — Fox News, 13 Sep. 2021 The verdant coastland and marshes teem with wildlife and fish, but every 100 minutes, land roughly the size of a football field vanishes under water. — Anne McClintock, Teen Vogue, 11 Feb. 2020 The commission, which oversees development on about 1,100 miles of coastland, says its mission is to preserve the state’s movie-scene beaches for future use by all residents. — Anne C. Mulkern, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2019 Glacier Bay covers a wild variety of terrains including ocean water, glaciers, mountains, temperate rainforests, rocky coastlands, and fjords. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coastland
  1. coast
  2. coastline
  3. shoreline
  4. beach
  5. seaboard
Noun
  • Destructive storms like Hurricane Milton in 2024, which made landfall on Florida’s west coast at Siesta Key, can destroy traps, make the water murky and otherwise cause complications for fishermen.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This protected pine forest on Noirmoutier’s northeast coast is home to multimillion-euro real estate, many of them second homes of Parisians or les Nantais.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of coast
Noun
  • The worst of El Niño is still months away, but Southern California’s fragile coastline is already being transformed by record-setting king tides and storm surges.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Photos of the port and coastline in the late 1990s show minimal oil storage and loading infrastructure.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of coastline
Noun
  • California is flush with dumb money and bad judgment, and an insatiable romance with an epic 1,200-mile shoreline.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Jackie, who was estimated to be around 14 years old, died nearly a month after she was rescued from the Big Bear Lake shoreline, where she was found after being seen in a fight with two subadult eagles in July.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoreline
Noun
  • This included landings on untouched white sand beaches, in the shadow of immense glaciers, with ice floes drifting quietly offshore.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ruby Mint, the women’s beach accessories brand, offers premium beach towels, beach bags, slings, pouches and sarongs.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of beach
Noun
  • That storm actually hit Florida’s Atlantic coast and moved up the Eastern seaboard, as forecasters had predicted.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The weight of the Laurentide ice sheet that covered large parts of North America thousands of years ago pushed down the land below it, while causing the land around its edges to rise – including along the mid-Atlantic seaboard.
    — Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of seaboard

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“Coastland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastland. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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