alongshore

alongshore

English

Etymology

From along +‎ shore.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈlɒŋʃɔː/

Adverb

alongshore (not comparable)

1. At or along a shore or coast. [from 17th c.]

Adjective

alongshore (not comparable)

1. At or along a shore or coast. [from 18th c.]
   • 1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin 2000, p. 60:

     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.

Derived terms

• alongshoreman