longshore

American  

[lawng-shawr, -shohr, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr, ˈlɒŋ- /

adjective

1. existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport.

   longshore jobs; longshore current.

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longshore British  

/ ˈlɒŋˌʃɔː /

adjective

1. situated on, relating to, or along the shore

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Etymology

Origin of longshore

First recorded in 1815–25; aphetic variant of alongshore

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Example Sentences

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longshore

Then, in 1934, a nearly three-month strike by port workers up and down the West Coast ended in the creation of the longshore and warehouse workers’ union, which represents harbor workers to this day.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025

From within his district, Harbor-area Councilmember Tim McOsker lamented the loss of plaques at the American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial as well as at other memorials dedicated to fishing industry families and longshore workers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2024

Those longshore workers will vote in coming months on a proposed contract that includes a 32% pay increase over six years and a one-time "hero" bonus.

From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2023

This week’s magazine story is about container ships and the largely unseen workforce aboard them, but there’s another group of laborers behind those port fences who are critical to the operation: longshore workers.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

He was a tall, spare, intellectual-looking chap, more like a longshore man than a sailor.

From Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel by John B. Greene

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