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coastline

[kohst-lahyn] / ˈkoʊstˌlaɪn /


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Metrolink announced it will temporarily suspend service in Southern Orange County, where the train runs along the coastline, during the last week of October as forecasts call for high tides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

They start to search for salty water, and, in the process, are propelled through pipes onto a boat that takes them to the giant structure near Hardangerfjord, on Norway’s western coastline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The options are not attractive: avoid vast swaths of coastline, or live with a poorly understood risk.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

These shuttle ships use a route close to Oman's coastline.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

He took photographs of a tarantula, plaintive sunsets, windswept dunes, the long curve of empty coastline.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Kelvin waves are totally natural, forming throughout the year from warming ocean water and usually not impacting coastlines by a noticeable amount.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The satellite's ocean and land color instrument has already delivered detailed images of landscapes and coastlines, while its radar altimeter has produced encouraging measurements of ocean and ice sheet elevations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Based on the latest projections, the coastlines of Alabama and Mississippi could be the most affected, Molchanov noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The state’s coastlines have been inundated with high surf for much of the summer, leading to severe erosion at some of the state’s most popular beaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

When the shape of now-familiar coastlines was guesswork.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs


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