alongshore
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of alongshore
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End your journey alongshore in Squamish, the northern tip of Howe Sound where the Squamish River fans out into an estuary that sits at the geographic center of the Biosphere Reserve.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
There is nothing between us and Red Beach now and the twinkling, flaring, dancing explosions alongshore seem like an insane fireworks show.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the party returned to the edge of the lake they found that three other crowds had come in over the Pass, and there was quite a settlement of tents alongshore.
From To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon by Edward Stratemeyer
After a time a large square lantern took the place of the torch of pine, and grateful wayfarers alongshore, by rein or oar, guided or steered by the glimmer of Saint Idyl's Light.
From Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales by Ruth McEnery Stuart
It is quite evident that no more travelling can be accomplished until the ice forms a pathway alongshore; in this, as in some other respects, we anxiously await the advance of the season.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by Francis Leopold McClintock
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