shore dinner

noun

1. a meal consisting chiefly of seafood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shore dinner¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Lots of people had come for a holiday, a good shore dinner, and then home by dark.

From Literature

For a more intimate dinner that you want to feel just as special, check out this Maine Shore Dinner for 2.

From Salon

At waterside picnic tables and roadside drive-ins, in diner booths and vintage shore dinner halls, the good eats include chowders both briny-thin and cream-sweet, clams crisp-fried and charcoal-grilled, and plenty of lobster.

From Time

Located at ocean’s edge, Aunt Carrie’s is the place to go for a grand, old-style shore dinner.

From Time

Reservations with credit card guarantee are taken for seatings at special-event dinners, like the classic New England Shore Dinner.

From New York Times