seaboard

American  

[see-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈsiˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. the line where land and sea meet.

2. a region bordering a seacoast.

   the Eastern seaboard.

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adjective

1. bordering on or adjoining the sea.

seaboard British  

/ ˈsiːˌbɔːd /

noun

1. 1. land bordering on the sea; the seashore

   2. ( as modifier )

      seaboard towns

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Other Word Forms

• interseaboard adjective

Etymology

Origin of seaboard

1350–1400 for earlier sense “porthole cover”; 1480–90 in phrases at, on, to seaboard on the seaward side; 1815–25 seaboard for def. 1; Middle English seebord. See sea, starboard

Example Sentences

Plumes of midges carrying the infection are thought to have travelled up the eastern Irish seaboard from England, where there have been almost 300 cases of the disease since July.

From BBC

Early last week, Iran’s women’s soccer team stood on a field on Australia’s Gold Coast, a city on the country’s eastern seaboard, ready to play the first game in an international tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's been a very big event for us as a country, really hitting almost our entire eastern seaboard of the North Island," said Minister for Emergency Management Mark Mitchell.

From BBC

If the merger happens, Union Pacific says it could build more trains specifically for destinations on the Eastern seaboard, reducing the need for railcars to be decoupled at a busy interchange.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are frequently found in regions around the Mediterranean, as well as across continental Europe and along the Atlantic seaboard.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• bank
• beach
• border
• coast
• riverbank
• sand
• seashore
• waterfront