The O'brien house, high above the shoreline and with a beach below, afford a magnificent waterfront view.

奥布赖恩的这幢房子，座落在海岸线上面的高处，俯临一片海滩，面前展现出一派瑰丽的海滨风光。

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Shoreline: intersection of a specific water height with the shore or beach, e.g. the high water shoreline is the intersection of the high water mark with the shore or beach.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

In 1938 a hurricane flattened many homes on New York's Long Island, and waves as high as 50 feet pounded the shoreline all the way to Massachusetts.

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The octagonal-shaped, 1, 200 square-foot structure rests on a 20-foot-high pedestal only a few feet from the shoreline.

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