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sea-brink

sea-brink noun: the edge of the sea; the seashore.

Noun

sea-brink (plural sea-brinks)

  1. The edge of the sea; the seashore.
    • Fenella strode on, rose to the bar and stood for an instant as if standing on the waves, then entered the new sea-brink, and soon was far out, swimming strongly.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 372

Forms of sea-brink

pluralsea-brinks

Questions about sea-brink

What does sea-brink mean?
Sea-brink means the edge of the sea; the seashore.
What part of speech is sea-brink?
Sea-brink is a noun.
What is the plural of sea-brink?
The plural of sea-brink is sea-brinks.

Words near sea-brink in the dictionary

  1. sea-boots
  2. sea-bottle
  3. sea-bottles
  4. sea-bow
  5. sea-bows
  6. sea-brink
  7. sea-brinks
  8. sea-buckthorn
  9. sea-buckthorns
  10. sea-bud
  11. sea-buds

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