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coastland

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Definition of coastland

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

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Noun

At least two people were killed and eight injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam on Saudi Arabia's east coast Wednesday, according to Saudi state media.

— Lee Ying Shan,Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
As king tides peak along the South Florida coast, municipal officials and local residents are preparing for potentially widespread flooding as heavy rain and strong onshore winds threaten the region over the coming days.

— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of coast

Noun

Their roots knit the coastline together, sheltering marine life and fish and absorbing carbon emissions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
California has long prided itself as a regulatory trailblazer, whether to preserve its coastline, reduce air pollution, protect gig workers, ensure data privacy or battle climate change.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of coastline

Noun

Inside the guest rooms, large picture windows frame the shoreline.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Hannah Damon, director of outreach and administration at Camp Amnicon Adventures and Retreats in South Range, Wisconsin, made the discovery while spending time with her son along the camp's sandy shoreline.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of shoreline

Noun

As a super El Niño intensifies in the Pacific Ocean, coastal beach erosion is devastating Southern California and beyond.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
You may be forgiven for anticipating a potboiler climax when a lush hideaway with a private beach is concerned, and what occurs there is indeed juicy.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of beach

Noun

In addition to above-average precipitation projected for the West Coast and across the southern states, precipitation along the eastern seaboard is also expected to be above average.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
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

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