seaboard
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sea·board /ˈsiːbɔːd $ -bɔːrd/ noun [countable] SGthe part of a country that is near the sea 海岸，海滨，沿海地区eastern/western/Pacific etc seaboard the eastern seaboard of the US 美国的东海岸
Examples from the Corpus
seaboard• Along the eastern seaboard, army units were moved from northern states into the South to prevent suspected insurrection.• The effects of the storm rippled through the economy of New York and the eastern seaboard, punishing some, rewarding others.• She carried with her the values of the eastern seaboard, sought to perpetuate them, and succeeded.eastern/western/Pacific etc seaboard• Along the eastern seaboard, army units were moved from northern states into the South to prevent suspected insurrection.• The effects of the storm rippled through the economy of New York and the eastern seaboard, punishing some, rewarding others.• It happened in a rural Branch not a million miles from the Western seaboard of Ireland.• She carried with her the values of the eastern seaboard, sought to perpetuate them, and succeeded.• The new port at Laem Chabang, on the eastern seaboard, was scheduled for completion in 1991.sea·board nounChineseSyllable
that of the Corpus near a part country is
seaboard
sea‧board /ˈsiːbɔːd $ -bɔːrd/
noun [countable]
the part of a country that is near the sea
eastern/western/Pacific etc seaboard
the eastern seaboard of the US
▪ 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.
sea‧board /ˈsiːbɔːd $ -bɔːrd/
noun [countable]the part of a country that is near the sea
eastern/western/Pacific etc seaboard
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