longshore
adjective
uk/ˈlɒŋ.ʃɔːr/us/ˈlɑːŋ.ʃɔːr/mainlyUS
Longshoreworkersworkat aport,especiallyputtinggoodsonto and taking them offships:
Longshoreworkerscontinuedloadingandunloadingtheships.
Atypicallongshoregangrangesfrom 12 to 20workers.
See also
longshoreman
environmentspecialized
parallelwith or at anangleto thecoast:
Suchwavespilewaterup andinitiatelongshorecurrents.
See also
longshore drift
- In thestory, thelivesof longshore dockmen aredominatedbypowerfulmobsters.
- Longshoreclerksused to handwritecontainernumbers.
- Thegentledown-wavedriftofwatercanleadto theaccumulationofwateralong thecoastand sohelptogenerateripand longshorecurrents.
- Aridgeofsandandgravelstretchesout along thecoastline,depositedby longshoredrift.
Terms for location & direction used at sea
- abaft
- adrift
- afloat
- aft
- aground
- amidships
- ashore
- astern
- cast
- castsomeoneadriftidiom
- deck
- fore
- inshore
- offshore
- onshore
- out
- overboard
- shore