I. sea‧side¹ /ˈsiːsaɪd/ noun
the seaside British English the areas or towns near the sea, where people go to enjoy themselves:
a trip to the seaside
at the seaside
a day at the seaside

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II. seaside² adjective [only before noun]
relating to places that are near the sea
seaside town/resort
the popular seaside resort of Brighton
a seaside holiday

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seaside
noun
VERB + SEASIDE go to Every summer we went to the seaside for two months.
SEASIDE + NOUN resort, town, village
PREP. at the ~ a holiday at the seaside
by the ~ They have a cottage by the seaside.

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coast noun [countable] the part of a country that is close to the sea:
The hurricane struck Florida’s coast.
St Andrew’s is on the east coast of Scotland.
shore noun [uncountable and countable] the land along the edge of the sea or along the edge of a lake:
The children managed to swim to shore but their father was swept out to sea.
Vevey is a pretty town on the shores of Lake Geneva.
the seashore the land along the edge of the sea, especially where there is sand and rocks:
Waves were crashing onto the seashore.
coastline noun [countable] the edge of the land next to the sea. Used especially about a long length of land or the shape it makes, for example as seen from the air:
The road follows the rugged coastline of northern France for nearly 100 miles.
Environmentalists are concerned about possible damage to some of the most beautiful stretches of Welsh coastline.
seaboard noun [countable] the part of a country that is close to the sea. Used mainly about very large countries such as the US or Australia: western/eastern etc seaboard:
Australia’s eastern seaboard
⇒ Atlantic/Pacific etc seaboard:
the Atlantic seaboard of the US
the seaside British English a place at the edge of the sea where people go for a holiday:
The children love going to the seaside.
by the sea British English, by the ocean American English on land next to the sea:
We bought a small cottage by the sea.
He always walks by the ocean in the early morning.

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shore the area of sand, mud, or low land along the edge of the sea, a lake etc:
I went down to the shore to meet him.
The fish is commonly found off the shores of Australia.
They had planned to take a picnic on the shores of Lake Havel.
coast the land next to the sea:
He lives on the Sussex coast.
one of the most luxurious hotels on the south coast
the Draugen oil field, off the West coast of Norway
the East Coast of the United States
beach an area of sand or small stones at the edge of the sea:
Let's go to the beach.
Brighton beach
the seashore the land at the edge of the sea, consisting of sand or rocks:
He walked with her along the seashore.
You can hear the waves breaking on the seashore.
the seaside British English the areas or towns next to the sea where people go to enjoy themselves:
We went on day trips to the seaside.
Oh I do love to be beside the seaside (=a line from a well-known song).
a seaside town
a seaside resort
bank the land along the side of a river:
a journey along the banks of the River Ganges
He swam over to the other bank.
The river burst its banks.
the waterfront the part of a town or an area of land next to the sea, a river etc – used especially when talking about buildings near the water:
The restaurant is down on the waterfront.
a waterfront bar in Montreal called The Neptune
the waterside (also the lakeside, the riverside) the area at the edge of a lake, river etc:
The mountains almost come down to the waterside.
a rented villa on the lakeside
A number of barges were hidden in the trees along the riverside.
beautiful riverside views

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