shore


Definition: Meaning of, shore in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʃɔː /

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shore shores
  1. [uncountable and countable] the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake
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  2. these/British/our etc shores written a country that has a border on the sea
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
shore shored shored
Present Participle Third Person Singular
shoring shores
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shore used in phrases

  • lee shore (noun)
    1. nautical a shore, towards which the wind is blowing, and to which there is the danger of being blown
  • ship-to-shore (adjective)
    1. providing communication between a ship and people on land
  • shore boulder (noun)
    1. a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin
  • shore duty (noun)
    1. naval service at land bases
  • shore leave (noun)
    1. leave granted to a sailor or naval officer
  • shore patrol (noun)
    1. military the military police of the navy
  • shore pine (noun)
    1. shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
  • shore station (noun)
    1. military military installation servicing naval forces
  • shore up (verb)
    1. support by placing against something solid or rigid
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