seaboard
/sˈibˌɔɹd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.04 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Recently the Great Northern Railway, U,S.A., which has a considerable mileage of line bordering the Pacific seaboard, has put in service mobile equipment for applying anti-corrosion treatment to rails."
Etymology
From earlier sea-bord, perhaps continuing (with change in meaning) Middle English see bord (“porthole cover, seaward side”), equivalent to sea + board.