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The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
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The foreshore, the strip of land between low water and high water.
Examples of seashore in a Sentence
The Rockport granite is found along or near the seashore, between Rockport and Bay View, and within about three-quarters of a mile of Cape Ann.
On the seashore in the neighbourhood are extensive deposits of ironsand.
I'll try my luck closer to the seashore where the scenery is as fair as the little ones I seek.
The starting-point was Babundi, a place on the seashore west of the mountain.
I love the sea, and painting seascapes, or seashore objets makes me happy.
The city consists of two parts; the modern French town, built on the level ground by the seashore, and the ancient city of the deys, which climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the kasbah or citadel, 400 ft.
The latter are terrestrial and occur mostly near the seashore.
Besides these offshoots of the Apennines there are in this part of Central Italy several detached mountains, rising almost like islands on the seashore, of which the two most remarkable are the Monte Argentaro on the coast of Tuscany near Orbetello (2087 ft.) and the Monte Circello (1771 ft.) at the angle of the Pontine Marshes, by the whole breadth of which it is separated from the Volscian Apennines.
The lowland strip or Tehama consists partly of a gravelly plain, the Khabt, covered sparsely with acacia and other desert shrubs and trees, and furnishing pasturage for large flocks of goats and camels; and partly of sterile wastes of sand like the Ramla, which extends on either side of Aden almost from the seashore to the foot of the hills.
It is built partly along the seashore and partly on the slopes and top of the hills that rise some 200 ft.
When a little soil is shaken up with water in a tumbler the sand particles rapidly fall to the bottom and form a layer which resembles ordinary sand of the seashore or river banks.
The narrow coastal strip seems to be moderately fertile, and the hills which in places come down to the seashore are covered with trees, among which the frankincense and other gumbearing trees are found.
The so-called coast towns are commonly at some distance from the seashore, and their shipping ports are little more than a straggling collection of wretched habitations in the vicinity of the landing-stage and its offices and warehouses.
This represents the Argive Dorians as having come by sea (apparently from the Maliac Gulf, the nearest seashore to Parnassian Doris), accompanied by survivors of the Dryopes (former inhabitants of that Doris), whose traces in south Euboea (Styra and Carystus), in Cythnus, and at Eion (Halieis), Hermione and Asine in Argolis, were held to indicate their probable route.
Before leaving, he led his troops to the coast opposite Britain, and ordered them to pick up shells on the seashore, to be dedicated to the gods at Rome as the spoils of ocean.
Coco-nuts are grown in considerable quantities along the seashore, and rice is cultivated at Balek Palau and in the interior, but the jungle still spreads over wide areas.
He has applied the theory with especial ingenuity to the interpretation of the circular bony plates in the carapace of the aberrant leather-back sea-turtles (Sphargidae) by prefacing an initial land phase, in which the typical armature of land tortoises was acquired, a first marine or pelagic phase, in which this armature was lost, a third littoral or seashore phase, in which a new polygonal armature was acquired, and a fourth resumed or secondary marine phase, in which this polygonal armature began to degenerate.
There are several seaside sanitoriums and hospitals, including the Atlantic City hospital, the Mercer Memorial home, and the Children's Seashore home.
The chronicler known as Fredegarius Scholasticus relates that a queen was once sitting by the seashore, when a monster came out of the sea, and by this monster she subsequently became the mother of Merovech, but this myth is due to an attempt to explain the hero's name, which means "the sea-born."
The Latin word alga seems to have been the equivalent of the English word " seaweed " and probably stood for any or all of the species of plants which form the C/assifl- " wrack " of a seashore.
The proximity of the mountain range to the seashore causes the rivers of the west coast, with the single exception of the Padas, to be rapid, boulder-obstructed, shallow streams of little value as means of communication for a distance of more than half a dozen miles from their mouths.
The seashore and the country bordering closely on the west coast are inhabited chiefly by Dusuns, by Kadayans, by Bajaus and Ilanuns - both Malayan tribes - and by Brunei Malays.
Most of the vineyards in the Jerez district are upon albariza soil, those to the north and north-east are mainly of barros, and those close to the seashore of arenas.
Among the latter class are the Atlantic City railway (controlled by the Philadelphia & Reading) from Philadelphia to various coast resorts in southern New Jersey; and the West Jersey & Seashore (controlled by the Pennsylvania), from Philadelphia to Atlantic City and Cape May.
Hyeres is celebrated (as is also its fashionable suburb, Costebelle, nearer the seashore) as a winter health resort.
West of Knysna, and separated from the seashore by a sandbank only, are a series of five vleis, turned in flood times into one sheet of water and sending occasional spills to the ocean.
He then made a clandestine attempt to escape from the realm, but was detected on the seashore and forced to return.
In places this strip nearly disappears, the sierras rising almost immediately from the seashore.
Dean's initial hope that most travelers would have already reached their destinations proved foolishly optimistic as he crept his way toward the Atlantic seashore.
Soon after the barrier was built, plants began to grow on the former seashore.
Through this exhibition you will discover just what the local seashore strandline can tell us about the life off the Sussex coast.
Finally, as for salt, that grossest of groceries, to obtain this might be a fit occasion for a visit to the seashore, or, if I did without it altogether, I should probably drink the less water.
Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae) - H. rhamnoides is a beautiful seashore native shrub, happy in any free soil.
It is increased from cuttings, and is a hardy wall plant in mild seashore districts, but not so common, owing to the cold in inland districts.
U. paniculata is a taller kind which grows well upon the sand of the seashore, with Oat-like clusters which are very ornamental when dried.
Shells and driftwood will add a seashore style to your water garden.
Although the area is predominantly marsh and swampland, there are several notable attractions, such as Cape Hatteras, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Cape Fear, and the popular beach community Wilmington/Wrightsville.
Kids Color Pages-Many Barbie prints, including Barbie in a hula skirt, Barbie roller blading, Barbie at the seashore and Barbie sailing.
Fortunately, there are many ways to protect yourself from the sun and still enjoy a fun day at the seashore.
It is a place to grab a quick lunch going to or coming from one of the parks or the seashore.
Lyme Regis " She sells seashells by the seashore " Nursery Rhyme inspired by Mary Manning, a Lyme Regis paleontologist.
Overall a great informative book for anyone who visits the seashore regularly or has an interest in the basics of seashore ecosystem ecology.
Barnacles When you are exploring the seashore, you will notice the rocks are covered in small white volcanoes.
Act 8 Tonase and Konami resting under the shade of a large tree overlooking the seashore, and admiring the fine view of Fuji.
Relative to its size and population, it has far too little seashore.
Act One Act I takes place on a rocky seashore on the coast of Cornwall.
A short stroll takes you down to the unspoiled seashore and Coast Path.
Lakeland Flora Cumbria embraces a rich variety of vegetation in a landscape that ranges from sandy seashore to rocky mountainsides.
Bordered by beautiful seashore and protected by a long ribbon of rolling dunes, the Aquitaine coastline unfolds a superb and varied landscape.
Perhaps you have fond memories of a recent trip to the seashore where you voraciously devoured a juicy novel and some saltwater taffy.