rocky shore

collocation in English

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rocky
adjective
uk
/ˈrɒk.i/us
/ˈrɑː.ki/
made of rock and therefore usually rough and difficult to ...
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shore
noun
uk
/ʃɔːr/us
/ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or ...
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(Definition ofrockyandshorefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If it looks as though the ship is headed west into therockyshore, a calamity can be avoided with a turn north into the harbor.
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Although they lacked the dense undergrowth that made for good mink habitat on the mainland, he found abundant denning sites within therockyshoreand undercut cliffs.
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They must not be allowed to endanger the lives of yachtsmen by enticing them to thisrockyshore.
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Larger boats should not attempt to approach the island'srockyshoreline.
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Therockyshorevegetation is an association of lichens, mosses and herbs that can tolerate the severe growing conditions of this site.
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The well-to-do little suburb is squeezed between therockyshoreand a steep mountain, and measures about 200m by 2 km.
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They had general assemblies as well, usually held on a remote,rockyshore.
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Despite these favourable factors, there are also a number of challenges to marine organisms associated with therockyshoreecosystem.
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The broadest classifications are based on substratesrockyshoreor soft bottom.
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Since a fully loaded canoe only draws 12 to 16 cm (six to eight inches), it can approach arockyshoreas close as arm's-length.
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Its substantial cup nest is built on a branch up to 4 m high over water, or on arockyshore.
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Therockyshorearound the bay is full of marine life with many types of sea creatures and seaweed to be found.
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The land contains marshland, tidal wetlands and arockyshorethat hosts a number of bird species including ducks, gulls, snowy egrets, and blue herons.
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These include intertidal mudflats,rockyshore, sand dunes and salt marshes.
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The scene behind him changes back and forth from tropical vegetation to therockyshoreas he continues to sing and play.
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Tidal habitats include beach, dune, dune grassland, river,rockyshore, estuarine, bay, and salt marsh.
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When he's discovered, he's lying unconscious on arockyshore, and soon found by a trio of monks who had been fishing.
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In addition, therockyshorecontains a multitude of corals and crabs and more.
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