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Shoreline vs Nearshore - What's the difference?

shoreline | nearshore |

As nouns the difference between shoreline and nearshore

is that shoreline is the divide between land and a body of water while nearshore is the region extending seaward from the shoreline.

As a verb nearshore is

to move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean.

shoreline

English

Noun

(wikipedia shoreline) (en noun)
  • The divide between land and a body of water.
  • The line on a map that illustrates this.

    • nearshore

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

  • The region extending seaward from the shoreline.

    • Etymology 2

    By analogy with (offshore)

    Noun

  • (US, business) Non-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean.

    • Verb

    (nearshor)
  • (US, business) To move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean.