coastline
/ˈkəʊstlaɪn/noun
उच्चारण कोस्ट्लाइन
तटरेखा, समुद्र-तट
Core word
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the land along a coast, especially when you are thinking of its shape or appearance
तटरेखा, समुद्र-तट
- the rocky coastline of Kerala
- India has a long coastline.
- The coastline is dotted with fishing villages.
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- Erosion is slowly changing the coastline near Chennai.
- From the ship, we watched the green coastline slip away.
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coastline (countable noun)
A coastline is the shape or length of a coast. Use it when you describe the outline of the land against the sea.
'Coastline' तट की आकृति या लंबाई है। भूमि और समुद्र की रेखा का वर्णन करने के लिए इसका प्रयोग होता है।
- India has a coastline of over 7,500 kilometres.
- The coastline near Puri is straight and sandy.
adjective + coastline
Adjectives describe the shape or the look: jagged, rugged, indented or long.
विशेषण आकृति या रूप का वर्णन करते हैं: jagged, rugged, indented, long आदि।
- Norway's jagged coastline is famous for its fjords.
coastline + of + country
Use of to give the country or region, or use a possessive form.
देश या क्षेत्र बताने के लिए 'of' या possessive रूप का प्रयोग होता है।
- The coastline of Maharashtra is dotted with forts.
along / around / off the coastline
Prepositions describe position relative to the line; along follows it, around circles it, and off means just out to sea.
Along तट के साथ-साथ, around उसके चारों ओर और off तट से थोड़ा बाहर समुद्र में का भाव देता है।
- We walked along the coastline until sunset.
coastline vs. coast
Coast is the general word; coastline is the line itself, often when talking about length or shape.
'Coast' सामान्य शब्द है; 'coastline' स्वयं रेखा है, जो लंबाई या आकृति की बात में आती है।
- The coast is popular with tourists, and its coastline is very winding.
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adjective + coastline
ruggedjaggedlongrockyindentedscenic
- The rugged coastline of the Konkan is dotted with forts.
verb + coastline
followmapprotectstretch alongerode
- The road follows the coastline for miles.
coastline + noun
lengtherosionpathviews
- Coastline erosion has eaten into the beach resorts.
measure + coastline
a coastline of 7,500 kmthe longest coastlinethe shortest coastline
- Gujarat has the longest coastline of any Indian state.
coastline + of + place
the coastline of Goathe coastline of Gujaratthe coastline of Kerala
- The coastline of Goa attracts millions of visitors.
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- The satellite photo clearly shows the changing coastline of the Sundarbans.
उपग्रह चित्र सुंदरबन की बदलती तटरेखा को साफ़ दिखाता है।
- Radhika's geography project was a map of the western coastline.
राधिका का भूगोल का प्रोजेक्ट पश्चिमी तटरेखा का नक्शा था।
- Wind turbines line the coastline near Kanyakumari.
कन्याकुमारी के पास तटरेखा पर पवन चक्कियाँ कतार में खड़ी हैं।
- The train runs beside the coastline for most of the journey.
रेलगाड़ी अधिकांश यात्रा में तटरेखा के साथ-साथ चलती है।
- Islands make the coastline of Andaman very uneven.
द्वीपों के कारण अंडमान की तटरेखा बहुत असमतल है।
- Coastal roads give a view of the long coastline of the Konkan.
तटीय सड़कों से कोंकण की लंबी तटरेखा का दृश्य मिलता है।
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✗ The coastline of India are very long.
✓ The coastline of India is very long.
The subject is the singular noun coastline, so the verb must be is.
वाक्य का subject एकवचन 'coastline' है, इसलिए क्रिया 'is' होगी।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Gujarat has the longest coastline of any Indian state.
भारत के सभी राज्यों में Gujarat की तटरेखा सबसे लंबी है।