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longshore
[ lawng-shawr, -shohr, long- ]
adjective
- existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport:
longshore jobs; longshore current.
longshore
/ ˈlɒŋˌʃɔː /
adjective
- situated on, relating to, or along the shore
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Word History and Origins
Origin of longshore1
First recorded in 1815–25; aphetic variant of alongshore
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Word History and Origins
Origin of longshore1
C19: shortened form of alongshore
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Example Sentences
Norfolk is just endurable in October, when game and 'longshore herrings are in.
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But while he sneaked in the purlieus of the city several of his 'longshore friends passed him without a second look.
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We didn't kill at all: he was one of those 'longshore dog-foxes,' and got away home on the cliff.
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Surely this trumpery Scotchman in Jews' finery is no gentleman, nor the longshore lout he has got with him.
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On the wharf was a big automobile, surrounded by a gaping crowd of small boys and 'longshore loafers.
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