coastal settlement

collocation in English

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coastal
adjective
uk
/ˈkəʊ.stəl/us
/ˈkoʊ.stəl/
positioned on, or relating to ...
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settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition ofcoastalandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They are also threatened by sewage,coastalsettlement, land clearance and much more.
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Acoastalsettlement, it has a minor seaport.
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The pirate, like the robber, may take resources from the owner of acoastalsettlementor ship that is located at its new destination.
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The road to thecoastalsettlementis about 9 km, most of it unsealed, from the main highway.
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This is also threatened by sewage,coastalsettlement, land clearance and much more.
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In the inland market towns, the economy is tied closely to the vicissitudes of the farming industry, whereas in the coastal settlements the over-riding emphasis is on the fishing industry.
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The particular versatility of the words descended from "currere"is seen in such words as" current", "currency", "curriculum"and"corsair", which is a hit-and-run sea raider upon coastal settlements.
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The lines of other coastal settlements operate mostly during the tourist season.
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The coastal settlements are few and small, with the typical population below 100.
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Additionally, 78 kai-to ferries are licensed to serve remote coastal settlements.
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They kept them in the fortified coastal settlements where the trading took place.
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The oceans rose and inundated vast regions leaving little trace of coastal settlements used by these people.
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The main economy was based on hunting red deer, roe deer, and wild boar, supplemented by fishing at the coastal settlements.
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The remaining population having fled the coastal settlements and hidden in the hinterlands, there was little point remaining in the area.
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Due to land elevation, the archaeological traces of these first coastal settlements are today found far from the coast and the modern metropolitan area.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, population and development increased, and the coastal settlements slowly merged into a single urban area.
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They are usually used to serve remote coastal settlements in the territory's outlying islands.
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While some coastal settlements had previously existed, the population, commercial, and industrial growth of the state further bloomed with the establishment of the railroad.
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Tankers can range in size from several hundred tons, designed to serve small harbours and coastal settlements, to several hundred thousand tons, with these being designed for long-range haulage.
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