sea-brink

noun

The edge of the sea; the seashore.

Meanings

nounsea-brink (plural sea-brinks)

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
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