alongshore

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UK/əˈlɒŋʃɔː/

adverb

At or along a shore or coast.

RareFirst used 17th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

adverbalongshore (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAt or along a shore or coast.First known use 17th c.
adjectivealongshore (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAt or along a shore or coast.First known use 18th c.

    On Sunday morning while church bells rang in the villages alongshore, the word and its mistress returned to Gatsby's house and twinkled hilariously on his lawn.

    1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin, published 2000, page 60

Origin

From along + shore.

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APA

alongshore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alongshore

MLA

“alongshore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alongshore. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alongshore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alongshore.

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