See Also: longshore(dictionary)

longshore (iou)



longshore adjective. E19.
[Aphet. from alongshore: see ALONG adjective2, preposition, & adverb.]
Existing on, frequenting, or directed along a shore; found or employed along a shore. E19.
Physical Geography. Moving, taking place, or laid down more or less parallel to a shore. M19.
Comb.: longshoreman a person who frequents or is employed along a shore; a landsman engaged in loading and unloading cargoes, or in fishing for oysters etc., along a shore.
longshoring noun the type of work done at a port; the occupation of a longshoreman: E20.