downshore
1
6.9
Along or toward a farther part of the shore
- adverb
:
hacia la costa
- One was tied to a pier to avoid it washing downshore.
Examples
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As the tide came in, they watched the waves crash downshore from their campsite.
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Customers set up their beach chairs downshore to enjoy the view of the ocean.
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The group of friends decided to walk downshore to explore the quieter areas of the beach.
Synonyms
1
8.5
Along the coast rather than across open water
focuses on movement toward a farther point along the coast not travel type
longshore
vsdownshore
1
5.3
Near the sea along the coast where waves and winds move sand
indicates movement toward a farther coastal point rather than mere location
alongshore
vsdownshore
7.0
In a direction along the shore or coast
moves toward a more distant point along the coast from a given place
Surface Forms
downshore positive
Morphology
Etymology
Downshore is made of down ('toward a lower place or farther along') and shore ('coast'). Think of downstream for a river; as an adverb, downshore means moving toward or along the coast, often farther down the beach.