along the Caspian Sea coast

/əˈlɒŋ ðə ˈkæspiən siː kəʊst/

prepositional phrase

  1. following the line of the land that borders the Caspian Sea, or situated beside it — used to talk about movement, position, or things spread out over that stretch of shoreline

    B1

    adverbial phrase; often follows verbs of movement (drive, walk, travel) or position (lie, live, be located)

    • "We drove along the Caspian Sea coast for three hours."A2
    • "Several small fishing towns lie along the Caspian Sea coast."B1
    • "Rapid erosion along the Caspian Sea coast has forced several communities to move inland."C2

Common mistakes

  • along the caspian sea coast→along the Caspian Sea coast

    Names of seas, oceans, rivers and countries are proper nouns, so they take capital letters in English.

  • along the Caspian Sea's coast→along the Caspian Sea coast

    With geographical names, English usually prefers the noun + noun pattern (the sea coast) rather than the possessive.

Collocations

along the coastCaspian Seaon the coast

Word family

coastcoastalcoastline