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littoral

[lit-er-uhl] / ˈlɪt ər əl /
ADJECTIVE
coastal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
marshy seaside
WEAK
along a coast marginal riverine skirting
ADJECTIVE
marine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aquatic coastal deep-sea maritime naval saltwater seagoing
STRONG
nautical oceanic sea seafaring seashore seaside shore
WEAK
Neptunian abyssal hydrographic natatorial navigational ocean-going oceanographic pelagic
Antonyms
WEAK
freshwater
ADJECTIVE
marine/maritime
Synonyms
WEAK
Neptunian abyssal aquatic coastal deep-sea hydrographic natatorial nautical naval navigational oceangoing oceanic oceanographic of the sea pelagic saltwater sea seafaring seagoing seashore seaside shore
ADJECTIVE
thalassic
Synonyms
WEAK
Neptunian abyssal aquatic coastal deep-sea hydrographic maritime natatorial nautical naval navigational oceangoing oceanic oceanographic of the sea pelagic saltwater sea seafaring seagoing seashore seaside shore
NOUN
beach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coast shore waterfront
STRONG
bank lakeshore lakeside margin oceanfront seaboard seafront seashore seaside shingle strand
NOUN
coast
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bank beach coastline seaboard shore shoreline
STRONG
margin seacoast seashore seaside strand
NOUN
seashore
Synonyms
STRONG
bank coast oceanfront seaboard seafront seaside shingle shore strand waterfront
NOUN
shore
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bank beach border coast riverbank sand seaboard seashore waterfront
STRONG
brim brink coastland embankment lakeshore lakeside margin riverside sands seacoast shingle strand
Antonyms
STRONG
center interior middle
WEAK
inland

Example Sentences

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Thomas Quarry I sits within the raised coastal formations of the Rabat-Casablanca littoral, an area internationally recognized for its remarkably complete record of Plio-Pleistocene shorelines, dunes, and cave systems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

Navy warships in the Middle East—three littoral combat ships and three destroyers—versus 12 in the Caribbean, according to a Navy official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The Houthis command the Tihamah coastal plain, the eastern littoral of the Red Sea.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

The new JL-3 will have a range of 5,400 nautical miles and be able to target portions of the continental United States from Chinese littoral waters.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2023

Like the Peruvian littoral, the Tehuacan Valley lies in a double rain shadow, sandwiched between two mountain ranges.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.