sea-coast

1. 1.

   the shore of a sea or ocean

   Synonymsseashorecoastseacoast

   Broadershore

   NarrowerBarbary CoastlittoralAeolisAtlantic CoastGulf CoastlandfallPacific Coastseasidetideland

   Partsforeshore

Questions about sea-coast

What does sea-coast mean?

sea-coast means "the shore of a sea or ocean".

How many syllables are in sea-coast?

sea-coast has 4 syllables: se-a--co-ast. The stress falls on "a-".

What is another word for sea-coast?

Close synonyms include seashore, coast, seacoast. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sea-coast a common word?

sea-coast is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.