Definition of Shorelines

1. Noun. (plural of shoreline) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shorelines

1. shoreline [n] - See also: shoreline

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shorelines

shore station
shore teetan
shore thistle
shore up
shorebird
shorebirds
shorebound
shored
shoreface
shorefront
shorefronts
shorelark
shoreless
shorelike
shoreline
shorelines
shoreman
shoremen
shorer
shorers
shores
shoreside
shoreward
shorewards
shoreweed
shoreweeds
shoring
shoring up
shorings
shorl

Literary usage of Shorelines

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Shore Processes and Shoreline Development by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1919)
"Shorelines Neutral Shorelines. — It would not be appropriate in the present volume to discuss at length the developmental history of all the ..."

2. Shore Processes and Shoreline Development by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1919)
"Lobate delta shorelines pass through a submature stage in which an arcuate pattern is ... Portions of the Rhone and Nile deltas appear to possess shorelines ..."

3. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"This applies particularly to shorelines consisting of ice-rich, ... Since the reworking of rocky shorelines depends but little on the state of the rock, ..."

4. Bulletin of the Scientific Laboratories of Denison University by Denison University, Denison Scientific Association (1915)
"J THE Shorelines OF GLACIAL LAKES LUNDY, WAYNE, AND ARKONA, OF THE OBERLIN QUADRANGLE ... 1 in which the submerged shorelines are indicated by broken lines. ..."

5. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1898)
"Above a little bay at Leangen, two miles east of Trondhjem, Miller noted thirty shorelines in the first 300 feet of ascent from the fjord to a distance of ..."

6. Atlas of the World with Geophysical Boundaries Showing Oceans, Continents by Athelstan Spilhaus (1991)
"The Maps in This Atlas The atlas of world maps is divided into three parts: maps with continental shorelines as natural boundaries; composite maps with ..."

7. Explorations in Turkestan: With an Account of the Basin of Eastern Persia by Raphael Pumpelly, William Morris Davis, Ellsworth Huntington (1905)
"Certain features stand out clearly, and may be classified according to age : (a) Modern shorelines ; (6) younger abandoned shorelines closely connected with ..."

8. Notes on Sites of Huron Villages in the Township of Oro (Simcoe County) by Andrew Frederick Hunter (1903)
"The Raised Shorelines and Their Archaeological Significance. ... Pour of the most important shorelines are marked, so as to give the altitudes of the ..."

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