noun

seaboard

noun

The region of land along a coastline; a seaboard region.

"Hurricanes regularly threaten the eastern seaboard of the United States."

How to Use Seaboard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA coastal strip of land, often used to describe a whole coastal region of a country.

Common pairings

eastern seaboard along the seaboard

seaboards plural

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Hurricanes regularly threaten the eastern _____ of the United States.

From an earlier form "sea-bord," from sea + board (in the sense of "side" or "edge").

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