Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Existing or employed along the shore or coast: as, the longshore fisheries; a longshore boatman.
- noun A longshoreman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Belonging to the seashore or a seaport; along and on the shore.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, relating to, occurring at, or living along a
seacoast
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It's a trick they've played on us because we're what they call longshore folk.
Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy George Manville Fenn 1870
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Storms create waves that hit beaches at an angle in what is known as a longshore current, or drift.
latimes.com - News 2010
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In the day they were resting 'longshore' fashion, unless, of course, their keen sailor sight saw anywhere -- even on the distant horizon -- a chance of a 'hovel.'
Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Thomas Stanley Treanor
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This may not appear as exact as Sappho's lines, but I had in mind the 'longshore' or 'dory' fisherman, who returns at nightfall.
The Waste Land Thomas Stearns 1922
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And that is where, when collecting shanties from the 'longshore' mariner of to-day, I find him, if he is uneducated, so tiresome.
The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties Richard Runciman Terry 1901
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Several of them are not sailors at all, but "longshore" men; one or two mere "land-lubbers," who never laid hand upon a ship's rope before clutching those of the _Condor_.
The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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• On the west coast many protesters are preparing to picket ports again this evening, to prevent longshore workers from beginning night shifts.
Occupy aims to shut down west coast ports - as it happened 2011
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With pickets in place, local ILWU arbitrators are then expected to rule that longshore workers should not cross the lines for safety reasons, closing the ports.
Occupy aims to shut down west coast ports - as it happened 2011
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Rumours were rife this morning that Occupy Oakland's general strike had scored an early victory by encouraging longshore workers to shut down the Port of Oakland.
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Many of the demonstrations at ports on the west coast will be repeated from 4pm PDT 7pm ET onwards, in a bid to prevent longshore workers from entering for night shifts and continue the port shut downs.5.58pm ET, 2.58pm PDT: This video, uploaded to ustream by Korgasm apparently shows Occupy Houston protesters being covered by a tent by police.
Occupy aims to shut down west coast ports - as it happened 2011
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