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Seashore vs Seaside - What's the difference?

seashore | seaside |

As nouns the difference between seashore and seaside

is that seashore is the coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean while seaside is the area by and around the sea; bay; beach; promenade.

As an adjective seaside is

related to a seaside.

seashore

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
  • The foreshore, the strip of land between low water and high water.

    • Synonyms

    * (land bordering the sea) seacoast, sea marge * (strip between high and low water marks) foreshore, intertidal zone, littoral

    Hypernyms

    * (land bordering the sea) shore, coast

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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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