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shoreside

shoreside

1 3.4
An area of land next to a body of water
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɔːrˌsaɪd/
translation icon : zona costera
  • shoreside facilities

Examples

  • In a few years, shoreside port facilities were being constructed at Belawan.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Waiting shoreside in truck.

  • Shoreside, chop-chop.

  • She peeled the paper off its post like someone fishing a dead rat from behind the refrigerator and turned on her heel, heading for the Shoreside Lounge like a williwaw wading into the Bering Sea.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The trouble started when "Carhartt" Calloway, owner and proprietor of the Shoreside Lounge, Video Rental and Tackle Emporium, decided that he could boost his business by sponsoring a King Salmon Derby.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Beginning in 1987, a plant in New Brunswick, Canada, began receiving menhaden for reduction, and by 1989 it was the only shoreside plant processing menhaden from the Gulf of Maine (Fig. 8).

    Academic text (1991)
  • In New England, a recent solution to the enigma of an abundance of menhaden in coastal waters without shoreside processing facilities has been the advent of a near-shore factory ship operated by a Maine-U.S.S.R. cooperative venture.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The hotel offers beautiful views of the lake from its shoreside terrace.

  • Families often gather for picnics at the shoreside park during the summer.

  • The local community hosts outdoor events at the shoreside to promote tourism.

Synonyms

shore
vsshoreside
441 1.0

Land at the edge of a sea or lake

is an area beside water often used for buildings storage and services
waterfront
vsshoreside
72 3.2

The area next to a river, lake, or sea with docks, shops, and restaurants

is the area beside water often used for buildings storage and services
waterside
vsshoreside
2 3.2

Land along the edge of a river or lake

is the area beside water commonly used for buildings storage and services
shorefront
vsshoreside
1 3.6

Land at the edge of a lake or the sea

is located near water rather than exactly at the immediate edge
shoreland
vsshoreside
1 3.4

Land next to water like a lake or sea

is the area beside water often used for buildings storage and services

Surface Forms

shoreside singular
shoresides plural

Morphology

shoreside = shore + side (transparent) = shore + side

The noun is a direct compound meaning the area beside the shore; learners can derive this from the parts.

Etymology

Shoreside is made from shore ('edge of land by water') and side ('area beside'), like riverside or seaside. So as a noun shoreside means the 'area next to the water', the place for buildings, storage, or services by the sea or lake.