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

Example Sentences

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

The Los Angeles and Long Beach port docks were humming Thursday after the longshore workers union and employers reached a possible labor deal after months of increasingly contentious talks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

The terminal's commitment to the union was that "while there was some erosion of some typical longshore jobs, there would be creation of new jobs," Otto said.

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2023

Faker said dock workers — such as tug workers, pilots, longshore line handlers — could have stopped if the Uranus tried to leave the port.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

At regular periods the great longshore radios threw out war warnings to guide us in a choice of routes and warn us away from mined areas.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)