seaside 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of seasidenext
as in waterside

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noun

as in seashore

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Recent Examples of seaside
Adjective
The neighborhood/area The hotel is situated on the north side of a quiet, seaside neighborhood called Agia Pelagia. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Noun
There’s something magical about New England in the summer, when sailboats fill the harbors, lobster rolls are a staple, and historic seaside towns are at their liveliest. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026 Experience Palmares Palmares Ocean Living & Golf offers beauty with substance on some of the most breathtaking seaside properties in the Algarve. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seaside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaside
  1. waterside
  2. seashore
  3. coastal
  4. beach
  5. beachside
  6. seacoast
  7. seaboard
  8. coast
Adjective
  • Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.
    — Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • However, it is always recommended to stay off jetties, piers, rocks and other waterside infrastructure.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
Definition of waterside
Noun
  • Though a seashore and park can be different in some respects, two laws dating to the 1970s direct the National Park Service to manage and regulate parks and seashores using the same standards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Long after all humans have vanished from our planet, some extragalactic visitors might land gently on an empty seashore, throw a bucket into the sea and haul up samples of bacteria.
    — Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of seashore
Adjective
  • The natural terrain, coastal winds and exposed landscape create a distinctly links-like experience unlike anything else in Portugal.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Genter lives in Youngrak-ri, a small coastal village on the far western side of Jeju Island.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of coastal
Noun
  • Beach battle lines On a recent afternoon at high tide, beach activist Sara Day points out where the dividing line is.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The resort begins clearing the beach before sunrise each morning, but nature doesn't always cooperate.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of beach
Adjective
  • Jaroon Kasemsantitham has run a beachside restaurant there for more than 30 years.
    — Sakchai Lalit, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But there’s plenty to keep kids occupied here from pool toys and rafts to beachside games like jenga and bocce.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of beachside
Noun
  • Outside, the landscape is a familiar tapestry of yellowing grasses, eucalyptus, oaks, and waves from a west-facing seacoast.
    — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • There have been multiple sightings of a black bear in some unusual locations on the seacoast of New Hampshire and in southern Maine.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Definition of seacoast
Noun
  • Add a day trip or two to see more of Oregon’s Pacific seaboard.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In the 1700s, when West Africans were shackled and shipped to the South Carolina–Georgia seaboard, some were forced to work in rice paddies, in cotton fields, and on indigo plantations, where the moist climate resembled that of their homelands.
    — jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
Definition of seaboard
Noun
  • Lunches can be taken at Da Gioia’s tiny stretch of smooth pebble beach (the rocky Amalfi’s coast version of white sand) at Marina Piccola, with space enough for 42 sun loungers at low tide and a private rentable section for 6-8 more.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Hurricane Marie is expected to stay off the California coast, reducing the potential for significant flooding and strong winds, but the storm is poised to deliver dangerous surf conditions and some tropical rain over Labor Day weekend.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of coast

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