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shoreside

American  
[shawr-sahyd, shohr-] / ˈʃɔrˌsaɪd, ˈʃoʊr- /

noun

  1. land along a shore.


adjective

  1. located on such land.

Etymology

Origin of shoreside

First recorded in 1565–75; shore 1 + side 1

Example Sentences

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It says, however, that the Sri Lankan government has assumed responsibility for all shoreside clean-up activities and it is disappointed by the delays in that process and the ongoing impacts this is having.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

About 100 people from Pembrokeshire work on the shoreside operations and on the route between Fishguard and Rosslare.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

Holland America and Princess Cruises have been using shoreside power in Seattle since 2005.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Most shoreside commercial infrastructure is built and controlled by Chinese interests.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2023

And there, from the dusk of the shoreside palms, a column of smoke Mounted and wavered and died in the gold of the setting sun, “Paea!” they cried.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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