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long·shore
/
ˈlɔŋˌʃɔr
,
-ˌʃoʊr
,
ˈlɒŋ-
/
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[
lawng
-shawr
,
-shohr
,
long
-
]
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adjective
existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport:
longshore jobs; longshore
current
.
Origin:
1815–25;
aphetic variant of
alongshore
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longshore
(ˈlɒŋˌʃɔː)
—
adj
situated on, relating to, or along the shore
[C19: shortened form of
alongshore
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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