shoreline

noun/ˈʃɔːlaɪn/CEFR B2

তীররেখা

Meaning

The line where a body of water meets the land.

Example sentences

  • The shoreline shifts after every cyclone.প্রতিটি ঘূর্ণিঝড়ের পর তীররেখা সরে যায়।
  • Houses were built too close to the shoreline.তীররেখার বড় কাছেই ঘরগুলো তোলা হয়েছিল।

Common phrases with “shoreline”

  • along the shorelineতীররেখা ধরে
  • an eroding shorelineভাঙনরত তীররেখা
  • protect the shorelineতীররেখা রক্ষা করা

A common mistake

The lake has a coastline of nine kilometres.→The lake has a shoreline of nine kilometres.

Coastline belongs to the sea. A lake, a river or a reservoir has a shoreline, so the wider word is the safer one whenever the water is not the ocean.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: coast, coastline

Antonyms: inland

Similar words, and what each means

  • coast

    উপকূল, সমুদ্রতীর

    The land next to or near the sea.

  • coastline

    উপকূলরেখা

    The outline of a coast, where the land meets the sea.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “shoreline” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • তীররেখা
    • • লক্ষণ, ইঙ্গিত
    • • নির্দোষিতা; সরলতা, নিষ্পাপতা
    • • তেল-চর্বি নষ্ট হয়ে বাসি হওয়ার অবস্থা
    Show the answer

    তীররেখা — shoreline (noun) — তীররেখা. The line where a body of water meets the land.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “shoreline”?

    • • blocking
    • • marquee
    • • gatefold
    • • coast
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    coast — coast — উপকূল, সমুদ্রতীর. The land next to or near the sea.

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