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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslittoral
Pronunciation / Transliteration: littoral
"Les vagues s'écrasent contre le littoral."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The line where the shore and water meet.
"Walking along the rocky shoreline, they found numerous seashells."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Compound of 'shore' (land bordering a large body of water) and 'line' (a continuous extent of land or boundary).
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "shoreline"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "shoreline" is said worldwide
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littoral
Transliteration: littoral
"Les vagues s'écrasent contre le littoral."
Uferlinie
Transliteration: Uferlinie
"Die Uferlinie ist im Laufe der Jahre durch Erosion zurückgegangen."
bagnasciuga
Transliteration: bagnasciuga
"Camminavano lungo il bagnasciuga al tramonto."
línea costera
Transliteration: línea costera
"La línea costera cambia constantemente debido a las mareas."
linha da costa
Transliteration: linha da costa
"A linha da costa é rica em praias de areia branca."
तटरेखा
Transliteration: tatrekha
"तूफान ने तटीय क्षेत्र को बदल दिया।"
海岸线
Transliteration: hǎi àn xiàn
"夕阳照耀着长长的海岸线。"
해안선
Transliteration: haeanseon
"아름다운 해안선을 따라 산책을 했다."
海岸線
Transliteration: kaigan-sen
"その海岸線は険しい崖で知られています。"
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