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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

After the loss of the Ethel May, Green spent 10 days shoreside during the peak of the Dungeness crabbing season.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023

Or was it really the eye, and not rather the heart, that identified that shadow in the dusk, among the shoreside lamps?

From The Wrecker by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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