Alongshore

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /əˈlɒŋʃɔː/

Origin

From along + shore.

Full definition of alongshore

Adverb

1. At or along a shore or coast. from 17th c.

Derived terms

• alongshoreman

Adjective

1. At or along a shore or coast. from 18th c.
• 1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin 2000, p. 60: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.