different between seaboard vs sealine

English

Alternative forms

• seabord (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Noun

seaboard (plural seaboards)

1. The area bordering the sea; a coastline; a sealine.
   • 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,

     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.

Derived terms

• interseaboard

Anagrams

• roadbase

English

Alternative forms

• sea-line

Etymology

From sea +? line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si?la?n/
• Rhymes: -i?la?n

Noun

sealine (plural sealines)

1. The coastline, seaboard.
2. The horizon.
3. A line used for sounding.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 9

     Yet what depths of the soul does Jonah's deep sealine sound!

4. A line used for fishing in deep water.
5. An undersea pipeline for oil, natural gas, etc.