Coastal
adjective
Related to the coast or near the coast.
Coastal areas are often affected by high tides.
Often appears as...
- coastal region
- coastal town
adjective
Connected with or found on the land next to the sea.
Many coastal areas are at risk of erosion.
Often appears as...
- coastal erosion
- coastal defense
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Related to the coast or near the coast.
Coastal areas are often affected by high tides.
Often appears as...
- coastal region
- coastal town
adjective
Connected with or found on the land next to the sea.
Many coastal areas are at risk of erosion.
Often appears as...
- coastal erosion
- coastal defense
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Focus
Emphasizes location, particularly a segment on the land bordering the sea.
The coastal path offers stunning views of the ocean.
Pro Tip 2/3Vulnerable Regions
Often refers to areas exposed to maritime influences like storms or high tides.
Coastal towns are preparing for the hurricane season.
Pro Tip 3/3Human Activities
Describes human settlements or activities located near sea boundaries.
The coastal community relies heavily on fishing.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Focus
Emphasizes location, particularly a segment on the land bordering the sea.
The coastal path offers stunning views of the ocean.
Pro Tip 2/3Vulnerable Regions
Often refers to areas exposed to maritime influences like storms or high tides.
Coastal towns are preparing for the hurricane season.
Pro Tip 3/3Human Activities
Describes human settlements or activities located near sea boundaries.
The coastal community relies heavily on fishing.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Focus
Emphasizes location, particularly a segment on the land bordering the sea.
The coastal path offers stunning views of the ocean.
Pro Tip 2/3Vulnerable Regions
Often refers to areas exposed to maritime influences like storms or high tides.
Coastal towns are preparing for the hurricane season.
Pro Tip 3/3Human Activities
Describes human settlements or activities located near sea boundaries.
The coastal community relies heavily on fishing.
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Will the ocean ever run...
The rest is by-catch, unwanted animals that are thrown back dead. And coastal shrimp farming isn't much better. Mangroves are bulldozed to make room for shrimp farms, robbing coastal communities of storm protection and natural water filtration and depriving fish of key nursery habitats. So what does it look like to give fish a break and let them recover?
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The unheard story of...
and wheat fields and vineyards. But more importantly, though, in the history of that region, it's served, it's had a real strategic function, and that is, it is the means by which hostile armies on the coastal plain find their way, get up into the mountains and threaten those living in the mountains.
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Where will you be able...
for countries with the highest emissions to reduce pollution and take responsibility for climate change. The challenges facing each coastal community are unique, and the diversity of the people's experiences can make climate mobility a difficult phenomenon to measure and define.
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The sharks that hunt in...
mangroves function as an essential bridge between land and sea. And to survive between these worlds, different mangrove species have evolved various adaptations that protect them and their resident sharks. Taking root in the unstable ground of muddy coastal regions is difficult,
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Global Warming 101 PIPE...
climate models predict subtle changes others forecast rising sea levels which could flood coastal areas around the world weather patterns could change making hurricanes more frequent severe droughts could become more common in warm areas and species unable to adapt
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What’s so great about...
protect coastal habitats, and halt the spread of invasive species. Protecting something as massive as the Great Lakes system will require the collaboration of many organizations, but the effort is critical if we can preserve the wonder of this flowing inland sea.
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Protecting the ocean for...
community activities mural painting coastal cleanups basketball tournaments and more all to get the people engaged and change the social norms Arnhem fishing in a human over time I saw how my efforts built the social legal and management structures that influence
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How One Penguin Started...
Argentina, a hundred years ago. And she used to go to the coastal areas with horses and wagons to visit the penguins. She was a very special woman, I think she kind of left a deep message inside of me and a connection with wildlife and
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The Tipping Point PIPE...
meter of sea level wise by the end of the century the main impacts of what might seem a gradual rise of sea level is the risk from storms surges of sea that we've never seen before if we lose all our coastal cities we've
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Why do we harvest...
Researchers have also observed fewer females returning to spawn at some of the most harvested areas. Our impact on horseshoe crabs extends beyond the biomedical industry, too. Coastal development destroys spawning sites,
Video examples
Will the ocean ever run...
The rest is by-catch, unwanted animals that are thrown back dead. And coastal shrimp farming isn't much better. Mangroves are bulldozed to make room for shrimp farms, robbing coastal communities of storm protection and natural water filtration and depriving fish of key nursery habitats. So what does it look like to give fish a break and let them recover?
Video examples
The unheard story of...
and wheat fields and vineyards. But more importantly, though, in the history of that region, it's served, it's had a real strategic function, and that is, it is the means by which hostile armies on the coastal plain find their way, get up into the mountains and threaten those living in the mountains.
Video examples
Where will you be able...
for countries with the highest emissions to reduce pollution and take responsibility for climate change. The challenges facing each coastal community are unique, and the diversity of the people's experiences can make climate mobility a difficult phenomenon to measure and define.
Video examples
The sharks that hunt in...
mangroves function as an essential bridge between land and sea. And to survive between these worlds, different mangrove species have evolved various adaptations that protect them and their resident sharks. Taking root in the unstable ground of muddy coastal regions is difficult,
Video examples
Global Warming 101 PIPE...
climate models predict subtle changes others forecast rising sea levels which could flood coastal areas around the world weather patterns could change making hurricanes more frequent severe droughts could become more common in warm areas and species unable to adapt
Video examples
What’s so great about...
protect coastal habitats, and halt the spread of invasive species. Protecting something as massive as the Great Lakes system will require the collaboration of many organizations, but the effort is critical if we can preserve the wonder of this flowing inland sea.
Video examples
Protecting the ocean for...
community activities mural painting coastal cleanups basketball tournaments and more all to get the people engaged and change the social norms Arnhem fishing in a human over time I saw how my efforts built the social legal and management structures that influence
Video examples
How One Penguin Started...
Argentina, a hundred years ago. And she used to go to the coastal areas with horses and wagons to visit the penguins. She was a very special woman, I think she kind of left a deep message inside of me and a connection with wildlife and
Video examples
The Tipping Point PIPE...
meter of sea level wise by the end of the century the main impacts of what might seem a gradual rise of sea level is the risk from storms surges of sea that we've never seen before if we lose all our coastal cities we've
Video examples
Why do we harvest...
Researchers have also observed fewer females returning to spawn at some of the most harvested areas. Our impact on horseshoe crabs extends beyond the biomedical industry, too. Coastal development destroys spawning sites,
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Quote examples
Jack Dangermond
American Businessman
We started with things like locating ski runs or locating a transmission line corridor or locating a new town or doing a coastal zone plan. We ourselves weren't doing the planning work, but we were doing all the mapping work for the landscape architects and planners who would subsequently incorporate the maps into their actual designs.
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John Olver
American Politician
Yet, if we accept the solution offered today by this bill to explore and develop for oil on the coastal plain of ANWR, it will be 5 years, at least, and probably closer to 8 before the first barrel of oil flows from that effort.
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Ted Wheeler
American Politician
The world's attention is increasingly focused on climate change. It threatens our economy, our environment and ultimately our families' health and livelihoods. For coastal states like Oregon, the stakes are even higher.
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Jeremiah Brent
American Celebrity
Don't take anything too literally. When throwing a coastal theme dinner, don't just put seashells on the table. Instead, think about the colors and tones of seashells, what they remind you of and go from there.
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Elizabeth Dole
American Politician
There is no doubt that now, more than ever, we must work to end our dependence on foreign oil sources. But we cannot do so by ignoring the wishes of the coastal communities that oppose drilling.
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Anjelica Huston
American Actress
I do like the ocean wave, actually. I'm born under the sign of Cancer - the sign of the crab - so I like coastal areas and sunny beaches and such - although not the wide-open and deep seas.
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Roy Cooper
American Politician
North Carolina is blessed with amazing coastal resources and we need to safeguard our coast because it helps drive our economy.
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Philip Larkin
English Poet
Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself.
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Sue Hubbell
American Author
I know a number of coastal trails in downeast Maine, all of them interesting.
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Luther Strange
American Politician
The BP settlement is good for Alabama, particularly Alabama's coastal region.
Quote examples
Jack Dangermond
American Businessman
We started with things like locating ski runs or locating a transmission line corridor or locating a new town or doing a coastal zone plan. We ourselves weren't doing the planning work, but we were doing all the mapping work for the landscape architects and planners who would subsequently incorporate the maps into their actual designs.
Quote examples
John Olver
American Politician
Yet, if we accept the solution offered today by this bill to explore and develop for oil on the coastal plain of ANWR, it will be 5 years, at least, and probably closer to 8 before the first barrel of oil flows from that effort.
Quote examples
Ted Wheeler
American Politician
The world's attention is increasingly focused on climate change. It threatens our economy, our environment and ultimately our families' health and livelihoods. For coastal states like Oregon, the stakes are even higher.
Quote examples
Jeremiah Brent
American Celebrity
Don't take anything too literally. When throwing a coastal theme dinner, don't just put seashells on the table. Instead, think about the colors and tones of seashells, what they remind you of and go from there.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Dole
American Politician
There is no doubt that now, more than ever, we must work to end our dependence on foreign oil sources. But we cannot do so by ignoring the wishes of the coastal communities that oppose drilling.
Quote examples
Anjelica Huston
American Actress
I do like the ocean wave, actually. I'm born under the sign of Cancer - the sign of the crab - so I like coastal areas and sunny beaches and such - although not the wide-open and deep seas.
Quote examples
Roy Cooper
American Politician
North Carolina is blessed with amazing coastal resources and we need to safeguard our coast because it helps drive our economy.
Quote examples
Philip Larkin
English Poet
Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself.
Quote examples
Sue Hubbell
American Author
I know a number of coastal trails in downeast Maine, all of them interesting.
Quote examples
Luther Strange
American Politician
The BP settlement is good for Alabama, particularly Alabama's coastal region.
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