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unshored

unshored

9.9
Floating at sea and away from land
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈʃɔrd/
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  • "Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harborless immensities."

Examples

  • As we sailed further from the coast, the boat felt increasingly unshored in the vast sea.

  • The ship drifted in the open ocean, unshored and away from any land.

  • In the storm, they found themselves in an unshored state, far from the safety of shores.

Synonyms

offshore
vsunshored
141 3.7

At sea away from the land

focuses on being afloat and not brought to land
off the coast
vsunshored
85 1.9

In the sea near the shore

means remaining afloat and away from land rather than near it
adrift
vsunshored
7 4.4

Floating on water without being tied to anything

emphasizes being away from land rather than just being unattached

How Offshore

unshored
9.9
off the coast
85 1.9
nearshore
1 3.5
ashore
111 1.5

Surface Forms

unshored positive

Morphology

unshored = shored (semi-transparent) = un + shore + ed

The parts 'un-' + 'shore' + '-ed' are visible, but the specific sense 'brought to shore / not at shore' is less commonly expressed by '-ed' forms and may confuse learners.

Etymology

Unshored comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and shore meaning 'coast' or 'seashore', so it literally means 'not at the shore'. That's why an unshored boat is still afloat or drifting away from land.