seacoast

Definition

The coastal land bordering a sea or ocean.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "Neither chick nor child was left living the length of the seacoast."