vendredi 2 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Coast

Beach  -  Seaside  -  Coastline  -  Sand  -  Seashore

 

These are all words for the land beside or near to the sea, a river or a lake.

 

Coast the land beside or near to the sea or ocean: A town on the south coast of England. | The coast road is closed due to bad weather. Remember that it is nearly always the coast, except when it is uncountable: That’s a pretty stretch of coast.
Beach an area of sand, or small stones, beside the sea or a lake: She took the kids to the beach for the day. |Sandy beaches.
Seaside (especially BrE) an area that is by the sea, especially one where people go for a day or a holiday: A trip to the seaside. Remember that it is always the seaside, except when it is used before a noun: A seaside resort. The seaside is British English; in American English seaside is only used before a noun.
Coastline the land along a coast, especially when you are thinking of its shape or appearance: California’s rugged coastline.
Sand a large area of sand on a beach: We went for a walk along the sand. | A resort with miles of golden sands.
The seashore the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, usually where there is sand and rocks: He liked to look for shells on the seashore.

 

BEACH OR SEASHORE?
Beach is usually used to talk about a sandy area next to the sea where people lie in the sun or play, for example when they are on holiday/vacation. Seashore is used more to talk about the area by the sea in terms of things such as waves, sea shells, rocks, etc. especially where people walk for pleasure.

 

PATTERNS
*along the coast/beach/coastline/seashore
*on the coast/beach/coastline/sands/seashore
*at the coast/beach/seaside/seashore
*by the coast/seaside/seashore
*a(n) rocky/unspoiled coast/beach/coastline
*to go to the coast/beach/seaside/seashore

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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