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- [fawr-shawr, fohr-shohr]
- /ˈfɔrˌʃɔr, ˈfoʊrˌʃoʊr/
- /ˈfɔː.ʃɔːr/
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- [fawr-shawr, fohr-shohr]
- /ˈfɔrˌʃɔr, ˈfoʊrˌʃoʊr/
Definitions of foreshore word
- noun foreshore the ground between the water's edge and cultivated land; land along the edge of a body of water. 1
- noun foreshore the part of the shore between the high-water mark and low-water mark. 1
- noun foreshore The part of a shore between high- and low-water marks, or between the water and cultivated or developed land. 1
- noun foreshore part of shore between low and high tides 1
- noun foreshore area between body of water and cultivated land 1
- countable noun foreshore Beside the sea, a lake, or a wide river, the foreshore is the part of the shore which is between the highest and lowest points reached by the water. 0
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Origin of foreshore
First appearance:
before 1755 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65; fore- + shore1
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Parts of speech for Foreshore
noun
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foreshore popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
foreshore usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for foreshore
noun foreshore
- shore — Jane, 1445?–1527, mistress of Edward IV of England.
- beach — A beach is an area of sand or stones beside the sea.
- high-water mark — a mark showing the highest level reached by a body of water.
- low-water mark — the lowest point reached by a low tide.
- sand — George [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), (Lucile Aurore Dupin Dudevant) 1804–76, French novelist.
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