Shore vs. Coast — What's the Difference?

A shore or a shoreline is the fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. In physical oceanography, a shore is the wider fringe that is geologically modified by the action of the body of water past and present, while the beach is at the edge of the shore, representing the intertidal zone where there is one.

The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the sea or ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Earth has around 620,000 kilometres (390,000 mi) of coastline.

The land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast.

Land next to the sea; the seashore.

Often shores Land; country

The water near this land

Land as opposed to water

Coast The Pacific coast of the United States.

A beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support.

A hill or other slope down which one may coast, as on a sled.

To support by or as if by a prop

The act of sliding or coasting; slide.

A past tense of shear.

(Obsolete) The frontier or border of a country.

Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

To slide down an incline through the effect of gravity.

(from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.

To move without use of propelling power.

A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.

To act or move aimlessly or with little effort

(obsolete) To set on shore.

(Nautical) To sail near or along a coast.

Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.

To sail or move along the coast or border of.

Usually followed by up: to reinforce (something at risk of failure).

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.

To threaten or warn (someone).

(obsolete) The side or edge of something.

To offer (someone).

(obsolete) A region of land; a district or country.

A sewer.

(obsolete) A region of the air or heavens.

A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging.

(intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.

The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river.

To sail along a coast.

To support by a shore or shores; to prop; - usually with up; as, to shore up a building.

(intransitive) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.

To set on shore.

To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.

The land along the edge of a body of water

To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.

A beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support

To conduct along a coast or river bank.

Serve as a shore to;

To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.

Arrive on shore;

The side of a thing.

Support by placing against something solid or rigid;

The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border.

The seashore, or land near it.

To draw or keep near; to approach.

To sail by or near the shore.

To sail from port to port in the same country.

To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice.

To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.

To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of.

To conduct along a coast or river bank.

The shore of a sea or ocean

A slope down which sleds may coast;

The area within view;

The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it;

Move effortlessly; by force of gravity