---
title: coastline — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «coastline» in the school dictionary: A coastline is the edge of the land where it meets the sea, especially its shape as seen on a map or along a long stretch. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coastline/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) / coastline

# coastline

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** coastline, Norway, We, Waves, map, Puffins · **What happens:** be, meet, see, have, walk, wear away · **To what, where:** edge, sea, shape, map, long jagged coastline, rocky coastline

<!-- .vabout -->
«coastline» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [coastline in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coastline.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A coastline is the edge of the land where it meets the sea, especially its shape as seen on a map or along a long stretch.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coastline:m1:1
# text = A coastline is the edge of the land where it meets the sea, especially its shape as seen on a map or along a long stretch.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coastline	coastline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	meets	meet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
18	as	as	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
24	along	along	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	stretch	stretch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a coastline | the edge |  |  |  | of the land | tree rules |
| 2 | **meet** | present | coastline | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **see** | participle |  | coastline's shape *not said here* |  | a map or a long stretch |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Norway has a very long, jagged coastline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coastline:x1:1
# text = Norway has a very long, jagged coastline.
1	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	jagged	jagged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	coastline	coastline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Norway | a long jagged coastline |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coastline=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We walked along the rocky coastline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coastline:x2:1
# text = We walked along the rocky coastline.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	coastline	coastline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | We |  |  | the rocky coastline |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along coastline=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Waves are wearing away the coastline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coastline:x3:1
# text = Waves are wearing away the coastline.
1	Waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coastline	coastline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear away** | present · progressive | Waves | the coastline |  |  |  | away *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent coastline=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The map shows the coastline of Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coastline:x4:1
# text = The map shows the coastline of Ireland.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	coastline	coastline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the map | the coastline of Ireland |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent coastline=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Australia's coastline has beautiful beaches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coastline:x5:1
# text = Australia's coastline has beautiful beaches.
1	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	coastline	coastline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	beaches	beach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Australia's coastline | beautiful beaches |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beach=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Puffins nest along the Welsh coastline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coastline:x6:1
# text = Puffins nest along the Welsh coastline.
1	Puffins	puffin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	nest	nest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Welsh	welsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	coastline	coastline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nest** | present | Puffins |  |  |  |  | along the Welsh coastline | vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [coastguard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coastguard/)
- next →: [coat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coat/)
- ↑ back to [C in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/)