shore
30
9.3
- noun
- /ʃɔr/
- Specialized
:
puntal
- The architect designed a strong shore to support the building's heavy walls during construction.
Examples
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Two zones to regulate construction near the shore were designated in the original act (see Figure 1 on page 28).
Academic text (1991) -
The abandonment of the Columbia South Shore plan was due to a legal challenge by environmentalists.
Academic text (1994) -
Moreover, the cost of building and maintaining shore protection measures is considerable.
Academic text (2000) -
I think it is stupid to rebuild your shore without building in wetlands to minimize future damage.
Blog text (19) -
My invention picks up electrical impulses sent from a station on shore.
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I've identified every little birdie we're going to watch tomorrow on the Eastern Shore.
Fiction book (1994) -
This is the main point of blockade... so we'll be attacked from both shores.
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After the earthquake, workers quickly added a shore to reinforce the damaged structure.
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They used a wooden shore to prevent the bridge from collapsing while they repaired it.
Synonyms
22
3.6
A strong upright support in a building or bridge that holds weight
4
7.4
A support built against a wall to keep it standing
3
7.4
Beams or props placed to support a building and stop it collapsing
A strong post that holds up a roof or wall, for example in a mine
Compounds
- Jargon
People from the navy who keep order in ports and towns when sailors are on leave
- Specialized
A small pine tree that grows near the sea with twisted branches and can live in salty air
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shore for a beam comes from an old word meaning 'support' or 'prop'. So a shore is a strong piece of wood or metal placed to hold a building or wall up.