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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

Vendors hawk shoreside trips and rows of buses stand ready to whisk visitors away, with many headed for the area’s crown jewel: the Mendenhall Glacier.

From Washington Times • Aug. 6, 2023

Using net pens far from the shoreside operations “significantly raises the likelihood of storm damage or predators causing escapes that may go undetected for several days,” Burrows said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

In the whole length of the 6 single shoreside street, with its scattered board houses looking to the sea, its grateful shade of palms and green jungle of puraos, no moving figure could be seen.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis