shoreline

English

noun
Definitions
  • The divide between land and a body of water.
  • The line on a map that illustrates this.

Etymology

Compound from English shore (prop, coast) + English line (figure, stated positions of a political religious group).

Origin

English

line

Gloss

figure, stated positions of a political religious group

Kanji

姿

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