Meanings
nounweather shore (plural weather shores)
plural weather shores
- nauticalA shore to weather or windward from a vessel, offering protection from the wind.
Synonyms: windward shore
- Seen from land, a shore exposed to wind.
A ship's weather shore is an island's lee shore.
- A protection, creating a relative calm.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA shore to weather or windward from a vessel, offering protection from the wind.
Similar
windward shore
antonym(s) of “nautical”
Opposite
Translations
Finnish suojanpuoleinen ranta, tuulensuoja
- suojanpuoleinen rantanautical: shore to windward from a vessel
- tuulensuojaprotection creating relative calm
- tuulenpuoleinen rantashore to windward from land
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APA
weather shore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20shore
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“weather shore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20shore. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weather shore,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weather%20shore.
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