Bank Vs Shore Vs Coast Vs Beach

The place where the land meets the water can be either the bank or the shore or the coast or the beach. The edge of a river is called its bank whereas the edge of a sea is its shore. The land bordering the sea is coast. We use it when we think of places on maps, of weather, or naval defence. A beach is part of the shore that is smooth, without rocks or cliffs:The only word that can be used for lakes is shore; as

• Calcutta is situated on the bank of the river Hoogly.
• He has house on the shore of lake Phewa.
• Our ship is fast heading towards the shore.
• Our ship sailed from port to port along the coast.