longshore adjective. ['lɒŋʃɔ:] E19.
[Aphet. from alongshore: see ALONG adjective², preposition, & adverb.]
1. Existing on, frequenting, or directed along a shore; found or employed along a shore. E19.

2. Physical Geography. Moving, taking place, or laid down more or less parallel to a shore. M19.

Comb.:
longshoreman a person who frequents or is employed along a shore; a landsman engaged in loading and unloading cargoes, or in fishing for oysters etc., along a shore.

■ longshoring noun the type of work done at a port; the occupation of a longshoreman: E20.

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