bay shore
Sheltered water's edge
Bay shore refers to the land along the edge of a bay—a body of water partially enclosed by land.
It describes the coastal strip where the bay meets land: We walked along the bay shore at sunset.
The term often appears in place names for communities situated on such coastlines.
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- crab trapDevice for catching crustaceans
- coveSheltered coastal indentation
- eelgrassSubmerged marine flowering plant
- beach grassSand-stabilizing coastal plant
coastline · tidal flat · estuary · inlet · salt marsh · sand · shell · brackish · barnacle · fishing · fishing pier · boat launch · driftwood · mangrove · mud · oyster bed · heron · clam digging
- shorelinesbeach, shoreline, coastline, coast, seashore
- coastal habitatsshoreline, shorelines, tidal flat, coastline, mudflat
- Delaware BayDelaware River, horseshoe crabs, horseshoe crab, salt marsh, tidal wetlands
- shallow waterknee deep, waist deep, puddle, tide pool, shoal
- map featurescompass, compass rose, legend, scale, scale bar
water body type
bay shoreoceanfront
Land bordering the sea
lake shore · river bank · Atlantic shore · Pacific coast · creek bank
relation to water
bay shoreinland
Away from the coast
interior · hinterland · landlocked · backcountry · midland