shore break

noun

The area along the shoreline where waves break (as distinguished from other types of breaks).

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Meanings

nounshore break (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountablehobbiesThe area along the shoreline where waves break (as distinguished from other types of breaks).

    One of the fishermen was really stoked. He was trying to shoot the shore break in his canoe.

    1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
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APA

shore break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shore%20break

MLA

“shore break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shore%20break. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shore break,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shore%20break.

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