🇬🇧🇪🇸 seashore - costa : English Lesson

Meaning of "seashore" ("costa"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

The seashore is the strip of land right next to the sea where the water meets the land. It’s where you walk on sand, collect shells, build sandcastles, and feel the waves splashing on your feet. When people say they are going to the beach, they usually mean they are going to the seashore.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I walked along the seashore and collected shells until my pockets looked like they were pregnant with rocks.

The waves at the seashore kept chasing me, so I ran in zigzags and invented a new sport called Panic Jogging.

The crab pinched my toe on the seashore, so I politely moved my toe to a different seashore spot.

The seashore seagulls held a screaming concert the whole morning without even selling tickets.

I buried my cousin’s feet in the seashore sand, and he said he finally understood how carrots feel.

At the seashore, she found a bright shell. The seashore smelled of salt and sun. A dog chased a crab along the seashore while children built a small castle on the seashore. When the tide came, the seashore took the castle back, and everyone laughed and clapped. She kept the shell in her pocket and smiled.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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