ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Alongshore

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /əˈlɒŋʃɔː/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Alongshore is an adverb meaning At or along a shore or coast.

Meaning

At or along a shore or coast.

Example Sentences

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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include waterfront, coastally, ashore, coastwise, shoreward, coastwards.

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