alongshore

a·long·shore

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-lawng-shawr, -shohr, uh-long-]
- /əˈlɔŋˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, əˈlɒŋ-/
- /əˈlɒŋʃɔːr/

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

Definitions of alongshore word

adverb alongshore close to, by, or along a shore 3
adverb alongshore along the shore; near or beside the shore 3
noun alongshore Along or by the shore. 1
adjective alongshore At or along a shore or coast. 0
adverb alongshore At or along a shore or coast. 0

See all 5 definitions of alongshore

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Origin of alongshore

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80; along + shore1

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Parts of speech for Alongshore

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Alongshore

alongshore popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

alongshore usage trend in Literature

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