The difference between Littoral and Seashore

When used as nouns, littoral means a shore, whereas seashore means the coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.


Littoral is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.

check bellow for the other definitions of Littoral and Seashore

  1. Littoral as an adjective:

    Of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.

  1. Littoral as a noun:

    A shore

  2. Littoral as a noun:

    The zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels.

  1. Seashore as a noun:

    The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.

  2. Seashore as a noun:

    The foreshore, the strip of land between low water and high water.