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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast. not-comparable

   "a longshore fisherman"

2. 2
   Flowing parallel to the shoreline, or diagonal to it, rather than perpendicular to it. (of a current) not-comparable

   "a dangerous longshore current"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Etymology

Aphesis of alongshore.

Related phrases

longshore drift

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