coast
Example Sentences
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Some cordoned-off areas were guarded by armed riot squad officers who had their faces covered, while a police patrol boat was visible off the coast of Bondi Beach.
From BBC
According to diplomats and analysts, the UAE is interested in Sudan's gold deposits, fertile farmland, long Red Sea coast, and strategic position between the Horn of Africa and the Sahel.
From Barron's
That scenario would see 4 or more inches of rain fall on the coast and in the valleys, with 8 or more inches in the mountains and foothills, Tuesday through Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times
The US has seized a vessel in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, US officials have told BBC News partner CBS.
From BBC
This year marked the first time in 10 years that none of the hurricanes that formed during the Atlantic season made landfall on the U.S. coast, according to the Swiss Re Institute.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
