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词汇 example_english_mile-of-coast
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miles of coast

collocation in English

meanings of mileand coast


These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with coast or mile.
mile
noun
uk /maɪl/ us /maɪl/
a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or ...
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coast
noun[C]
uk /kəʊst/ us /koʊst/
the land next to or close to ...
See more at coast


Examples of miles of coast


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Almost everyone is happy to say that he is an expert on his half mileofcoast because he is confident about what happens there.
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Unless some measures are taken, hundreds of miles of coast may become derelict and scores of prosperous villages rendered idle and helpless.
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Eighty miles of coast line drained by rivers seems to me too large a length to be looked after by one board.
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Optimists tell us that the whole current energy demand of this country could be met by about 300 miles of coast-located apparatus.
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I used to own forty miles of coast, and we had stalkers and watchers all round, but could not get two witnesses.
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There are about 800 miles of our 3,000 miles of coast line available for recreation.
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In my constituency we have about 24 miles of coast all subject to heavy sea erosion, but we also have two rivers.
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I do not know how many thousand miles of coast we have in this country.
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My constituency has 54 miles of coast.
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However, he had only six ships with which to patrol over 3000 miles of coast.
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