opposite shore

collocation in English

meaningsofoppositeandshore

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opposite
adjective
uk
/ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/us
/ˈɑː.pə.zɪt/
completely ...
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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 ofoppositeandshorefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On theoppositeshore, however, the water was 'like indigo and oil slick floated on the surface'.
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They can go across freely and at will and enjoy themselves on theoppositeshoreof the harbour.
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True, it obstructs the view from the nearest point of the steelworks on theoppositeshore.
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They are doing more: they are proposing to walk across the bridge and to accept the culture of those on theoppositeshore.
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A smaller club is located on theoppositeshoreof the lake.
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In time, these settlers began moving to the leftoppositeshorebecause of more frequent disastrous floods.
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It came very close to theoppositeshore, but no damage was reported there.
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They could see on theoppositeshoresome promising appearances and boldly tried to cross the river.
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This church fell into disuse in medieval times and a new church was built on theoppositeshoreof the lake.
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As a result, they leased coal-rich land on theoppositeshoreof the river.
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After the country was opened to international trade, the center of commerce was moved to theoppositeshoreas well.
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Garlot jumps in to save her without hesitation, and pulls her to theoppositeshorein order to treat her injuries.
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They originate downstream of cliffs which press the flow to theoppositeshore.
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That night, a sniper at the bridge thought he saw something in the shadows of the tree stumps on theoppositeshore.
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It is formed of a vast semi-circular basin over 16 km wide and 20 km from its entrance to theoppositeshore.
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The chosen site was five miles upstream from the trading post, on theoppositeshore.
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They construct a raft and float across, hearing a loud scream from theoppositeshore.
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Severe injury may result to a person or object in the line of fire on theoppositeshore, several hundred yards away.
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But the wind shifted and the raft drifted to theoppositeshore.
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Altogether, some 150 who swam away from the island were pulled out of the fjord by campers on theoppositeshore.
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