"seacoast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seacoasts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English see-cost, see-coste, see coost, equivalent to sea + coast. Compare West Frisian seekoast (“seacoast”), Dutch zeekust (“seacoast”), German Seeküste (“seacoast”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|see-cost}} Middle English see-cost, {{compound|en|sea|coast}} sea + coast, {{cog|fy|seekoast|t=seacoast}} West Frisian seekoast (“seacoast”), {{cog|nl|zeekust|t=seacoast}} Dutch zeekust (“seacoast”), {{cog|de|Seeküste|t=seacoast}} German Seeküste (“seacoast”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} seacoast (plural seacoasts)
  1. the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean Synonyms: seashore, coast
    Sense id: en-seacoast-en-noun-P5Dc2uh- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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