foreshore

American  

[fawr-shawr, fohr-shohr] / ˈfɔrˌʃɔr, ˈfoʊrˌʃoʊr /

noun

1. the ground between the water's edge and cultivated land; land along the edge of a body of water.

2. the part of the shore between the high-water mark and low-water mark.

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foreshore British  

/ ˈfɔːˌʃɔː /

noun

1. the part of the shore that lies between the limits for high and low tides

2. the part of the shore that lies just above the high-water mark

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foreshore Scientific  

/ fôr′shôr′ /

1. The seaward-sloping area of a shore that lies between the average high tide mark and the average low tide mark.

2. Compare backshore

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Etymology

Origin of foreshore

First recorded in 1755–65; fore- + shore ¹

Example Sentences

It runs from Panorama Road down to the edge of Poole Harbour and locals have used it to access the beach and foreshore for decades.

From BBC

Work to clean up the pollution began in the 1980s, after particles were found washed up on the nearby foreshore.

From BBC

An iPad, found under an inch of sand on the foreshore of the River Thames.

From BBC

The finale of the novel is set in ruined brickworks on the Humber foreshore – a location transplanted to Hartlepool in the film.

From BBC

A Tongan official said the machinery would be used on most of Tonga's development projects, including roads and foreshore construction.

From Reuters