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shoreside

[ shawr-sahyd, shohr- ]

/ ˈʃɔrˌsaɪd, ˈʃoʊr- /

noun

land along a shore.

adjective

located on such land.

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Origin of shoreside

First recorded in 1565–75; shore¹ + side¹

Words nearby shoreside

shore up, shorebird, shorefront, shoreless, shoreline, shoreside, shoreview, shoreward, shoreweed, shorewood, shoring

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Example sentences from the Web for shoreside

He was on the shoreside wall of a u-shaped rock ledge that extended into the sea and formed a natural harbor.
Hi Jolly!|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Or was it really the eye, and not rather the heart, that identified that shadow in the dusk, among the shoreside lamps?
The Wrecker|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
Selina Collett would not have invited him with underlinings merely to see a shoreside house and garden.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
On shore I could see the glow of the great campfire burning warmly through the shoreside trees.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7|Charles H. Sylvester

Or was it really the eye, and not rather the heart, that identified the shadow in the dusk, among the shoreside lamps?
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

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