seaboard

seaboard

While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.


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  • Seaboard — Pueblo de los Estados Unidos Ubicación en …   Wikipedia Español

  • Seaboard — is a synonym for coast.Seaboard can also refer to:* Seaboard, North Carolina * Seaboard Corporation, an international agribusiness company * Seaboard International, an international oilfield equipment engineering and manufacturing company, or its …   Wikipedia

  • Seaboard — Seaboard, NC U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 695 Housing Units (2000): 338 Land area (2000): 1.027158 sq. miles (2.660327 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.027158 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Seaboard, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 695 Housing Units (2000): 338 Land area (2000): 1.027158 sq. miles (2.660327 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.027158 sq. miles (2.660327 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Seaboard — Sea board , a. Bordering upon, or being near, the sea; seaside; seacoast; as, a seaboard town. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Seaboard — Sea board , n. [Sea + board, F. bord side.] The seashore; seacoast. Ld. Berners. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Seaboard — Sea board , adv. Toward the sea. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seaboard — index littoral Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • seaboard — ► NOUN ▪ a region bordering the sea; the coastline …   English terms dictionary

  • seaboard — [sē′bôrd΄] n. [ SEA + BOARD] land or coastal region bordering on the sea adj. bordering on the sea …   English World dictionary

  • seaboard — n. (esp. AE) 1) the eastern seaboard 2) on the (eastern) seaboard * * * [ siːbɔːd] (esp. AE) the eastern seaboard on the (eastern) seaboard …   Combinatory dictionary

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