alongshore

American  

[uh-lawng-shawr, -shohr, uh-long-] / əˈlɔŋˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, əˈlɒŋ- /

adverb

1. by or along the shore or coast.

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alongshore British  

/ əˌlɒŋˈʃɔː /

adverb

1. (postpositive) close to, by, or along a shore

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Etymology

Origin of alongshore

First recorded in 1770–80; along + shore ¹

Example Sentences

End your journey alongshore in Squamish, the northern tip of Howe Sound where the Squamish River fans out into an estuary that sits at the geographic center of the Biosphere Reserve.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

There is nothing between us and Red Beach now and the twinkling, flaring, dancing explosions alongshore seem like an insane fireworks show.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some two miles 71 farther on they discerned the four canoes of the half-breed halted alongshore while Lupo harangued their occupants.

From The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition by Breckenridge, Gerald

When the party returned to the edge of the lake they found that three other crowds had come in over the Pass, and there was quite a settlement of tents alongshore.

From To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon by Stratemeyer, Edward

They made a great impression, however, on a light birch canoe, which was creeping up alongshore in the teeth of the wind, urged by two paddles.

From The Backwoodsmen by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir