"seaboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-seaboard.wav [Southern-England] Forms: seaboards [plural]
Etymology: From earlier sea-bord, perhaps continuing (with change in meaning) Middle English see bord (“porthole cover, seaward side”), equivalent to sea + board. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sea-bord}} sea-bord, {{inh|en|enm|see bord|t=porthole cover, seaward side}} Middle English see bord (“porthole cover, seaward side”), {{af|en|sea|board}} sea + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} seaboard (plural seaboards)
  1. The area bordering the sea; a coastline; a sealine. Synonyms: seabord [obsolete] Derived forms: interseaboard
    Sense id: en-seaboard-en-noun-bFpUi7wZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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