longshore

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See also: Longshore

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Aphesis of alongshore.

Adjective[edit]

longshore (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast.
    a longshore fisherman
  2. Flowing parallel to the shoreline, or diagonal to it, rather than perpendicular to it. (of a current)
    a dangerous longshore current

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