Definition of Longshore

1. a. Belonging to the seashore or a seaport; along and on the shore.

Definition of Longshore

1. Adjective. Of, relating to, occurring at, or living along a seacoast ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Longshore

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Longshore

longmynd rocks
longneck
longneck eel
longnecks
longness
longnesses
longnose
longnose gar
longpig
longroot
longrunning
longs
longshanks
longship
longships
longshore (current term)
longshore drift
longshoreman
longshoremen
longshorewoman
longshorewomen
longshoring
longshorings
longshot
longshots
longsighted
longsightedness
longsleeved
longsome
longsomely

Literary usage of Longshore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Waves of the Sea and Other Water Waves by Vaughan Cornish (1910)
"CHAPTER VI On the actions which determine the 'longshore transport of ... The 'longshore drift of beach shingle is therefore ultimately due to the wash of ..."

2. Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board by United States Shipping Board (1922)
"longshore or Dock Labor. From the standpoint solely of competition with foreign vessels in the commerce of the United States, the cost of longshore labor in ..."

3. Eminent Women of the Age: Being Narratives of the Lives and Deeds of the by James Parton (1869)
"HANNAH E. longshore, MD Mrs. longshore is the daughter of Samuel and Paulian Myers, bora May 30th, 1819, in Montgomery County, Maryland. ..."

4. The Law of Workmen's Compensation, Rules of Procedure, Tables, Forms by William Richard Schneider (1922)
"The court said: "It is clear that the plaintiff was not engaged in longshore work, nor in the handling of cargoes nor was he then engaged in the handling of ..."

5. Pennsylvania Archives ...by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Library by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Library (1899)
"... .xxv, 560 347, 492; xxiv, 143 Longstreth, Barnet xxii, 4 longshore, Sims xiii, ... 286, 502, 539, 626, 734 Longstreth, Benjamin, xi, 612; longshore, ..."

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