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Eastern shore

American  

noun

  1. the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, including parts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.


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Pettis, who has 150 colonies on Maryland’s Eastern shore, had less than 18% loss, saying he used organic acids for mite control.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

My family's from the Eastern shore of Long Island, so our ancestral foods were very ocean based.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2021

On the Eastern shore of Maryland, pastor Keith Myer said his church hasn’t mandated mask-wearing since May when Gov. Larry Hogan lifted the state mask mandate for businesses.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

He owns a townhouse in Georgetown and a vacation home on Maryland’s well-heeled Eastern shore.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2014

She was born, as near as she can remember, in 1820 or in 1821, in Dorchester County, on the Eastern shore of Maryland, and not far from the town of Cambridge.

From Harriet, the Moses of Her People by Bradford, Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins)