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Coastline vs Seaside - What's the difference?

coastline | seaside |

As nouns the difference between coastline and seaside

is that coastline is the shape, outline, or boundary of a coast while seaside is the area by and around the sea; bay; beach; promenade.

As an adjective seaside is

related to a seaside.

coastline

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast.
  • * Episode 12
    • Tarbarrels and bonfires were lighted along the coastline of the four seas on the summits of the Hill of Howth, Three Rock Mountain, Sugarloaf, Bray Head, the mountains of Mourne, the Galtees, the Ox and Donegal and Sperrin peaks, the Nagles and the Bograghs, the Connemara hills, the reeks of M’Gillicuddy, Slieve Aughty, Slieve Bernagh and Slieve Bloom.

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    seaside

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The area by and around the sea; bay; beach; promenade
    • This summer, I'm going to the seaside at Weymouth - I'm very excited about it!
  • * Classic song:
    • I do like to be beside the seaside !
    Oh, I do like to be beside the sea!
    I do like to stroll along the prom, prom, prom,
    While the brass band plays tiddleyompompom!
    Oh, just let me be beside the seaside!
    I'll be beside myself with glee.
    There are lots of girls, besides,
    That I'd like to be beside,
    Beside the seaside , beside the sea.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Related to a seaside .

    • Usage notes

    * This adjective is only used attributively.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "seaside")

    References

    * QCA curriculum

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