seaboard

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The area bordering the sea; a coastline; a sealine.
    — While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

词形变化

seaboards plural seabord alternative,obsolete

词源

From earlier sea-bord, perhaps continuing (with change in meaning) Middle English see bord (“porthole cover, seaward side”), equivalent to sea + board.
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