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shore1 British & World English

the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water

shore2 British & World English

a prop or beam set obliquely against something weak or unstable as a support

shore3 British & World English

archaic past of shear.

Shore, Dinah British & World English

(1916–93), US singer; born Frances Rose Shore. She was most noted for her years on television, appearing on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–63), Dinah’s Place (1970–74), Dinah! (1974–80), and A Conversation with Dinah (1989–91)

lee shore British & World English

a shore lying on the leeward side of a ship (and on to which a ship could be blown in foul weather)

in shore in shore1 British & World English

on the water near land or nearer to land

shore-based British & World English

operating from or based on a shore or land

shore crab British & World English

a crab that inhabits the seashore and shallow waters

shore leave British & World English

leisure time spent ashore by a sailor

Eastern Shore British & World English

region of eastern Maryland on the Delmarva Peninsula, on the east side of Chesapeake Bay

ship-to-shore British & World English

from a ship to land

offshore British & World English

situated at sea some distance from the shore

onshore British & World English

situated or occurring on land (often used in relation to the oil and gas industry)

seashore British & World English

an area of sandy, stony, or rocky land bordering and level with the sea

nearshore British & World English

relating to or denoting the region of the sea or seabed relatively close to a shore

shoreside British & World English

the edge of a shore

clingfish British & World English

a small fish occurring mainly in shallow or intertidal water, with a sucker for attachment to rocks and other surfaces

Frances Rose Shore in Shore, Dinah British & World English

(1916–93), US singer; born Frances Rose Shore. She was most noted for her years on television, appearing on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–63), Dinah’s Place (1970–74), Dinah! (1974–80), and A Conversation with Dinah (1989–91)

common shore crab in shore crab British & World English

a crab that inhabits the seashore and shallow waters

shore English-French

côte f, rivage m

shore ˈup English-German

abstützen

shore up English-Italian

puntellare

shore up English-Spanish

apuntalar

to go on shore in shore English-Spanish

bajar a tierra (firme)