seashore

Definitions

sea + shore = the shore (the land at the water's edge) along the sea. A transparent compound, but worth distinguishing: coast is the broad zone where land meets sea, beach is the sandy or pebbly strip, and seashore is the general edge — often with a scenic, leisurely feel.

Common Collocations

• 1.along the seashore沿着海岸
• 2.walk the seashore漫步海岸
• 3.rocky seashore岩石海岸
• 4.shells on the seashore海岸上的贝壳

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The children spent the morning collecting shells on the seashore.

• 2.

  We walked hand in hand along the rocky seashore.

• 3.

  Tides shape the plants and animals that live on the seashore.

Easily Confused

seashore vs coast vs beach — coast is the broad geographic zone where land meets sea (the west coast). beach is specifically the sandy/pebbly strip you lie on. seashore is the general land-meets-water edge, including rocks, sand and tide pools, often used in a scenic or natural-history sense.