longshore

See also: Longshore

English

Etymology

Aphesis of alongshore.

Adjective

longshore (not comparable)

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

Derived terms
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