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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

longshore en · ADJ

Etymology

Aphesis of alongshore.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast.
    • a longshore fisherman
  2. (not-comparable) Flowing parallel to the shoreline, or diagonal to it, rather than perpendicular to it. (of a current)
    • a dangerous longshore current

Deriveds

longshoreperson · longshore drift · longshorewoman · longshoreman