Also spelled sea-side

US /ˌsiːˈsaɪd/
noun adj adv name Freq #13158

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The area next to the sea, especially a place people visit for holidays.

    We spent the day at the seaside building sandcastles.

  2. 2
    adj

    Next to or near the sea.

    They stayed in a small seaside town.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the area next to the sea,... seaboard
Word family
Forms seasides

Etymology

From Middle English see-syde, sey-syde, see syde, se side, equivalent to sea + side.

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