seashore

[ see-shawr, -shohr ]

/ ˈsiˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr /

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noun

land along the sea or ocean.

Law. the ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water marks.

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Origin of seashore

First recorded in 1520–30; sea + shore¹

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Examples from the Web for seashore

I met him on the seashore and I was quicker than he in casting.
Ulric the Jarl|William O. Stoddard
He may, perchance, have heard the story told of a man who owned a barren piece of land bordering the seashore.
The Story of the Cambrian|C. P. Gasquoine
My brother said, "You might as well plant seeds on the seashore," but we did plant them and I never had seen such green stuff.
Old Rail Fence Corners|Various
Telling how they got home from the seashore; went to school and were promoted, and of their many trials and tribulations.
The Outdoor Chums on the Lake|Quincy Allen

The Monumbo are a Papuan tribe numbering about four hundred souls, who inhabit twelve small villages close to the seashore.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)|Sir James George Frazer

British Dictionary definitions for seashore

seashore

/ (ˈsiːˌʃɔː) /

noun

land bordering on the sea

the land between the marks of high and low water

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Word Origin and History for seashore

seashore

also sea-shore, 1520s, from sea + shore (n.). Old English used særima "sea-rim," sæ-strande, etc.

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