Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The area of a shore that lies between the average high tide mark and the average low tide mark.
- noun The part of a shore between the water and occupied or cultivated land.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sloping part of a shore, uncovered at low tide; the beach; strand; an advanced or projecting line of shore.
- noun The narrow level slope or berm constructed on the seaward side of a breakwater or dike, built to diminish and dissipate the force of waves before they strike the breakwater proper.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the part of the seashore between the high-water and and low-water marks.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The part of a
shore betweenhigh water andlow water , especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark
Etymologies
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Examples
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Along the foreshore was a series of disconnected posts, every second of which was armed with a Lewis gun.
The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) 1914
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I've said that the upper part of the dream is vague to me; at the end of the foreshore, that is, where the cottage stands; the church tower I can see plainly enough to the very top.
Merry-Garden and Other Stories Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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Therefore in the most fitting spot -- a true no-man's land, in that the foreshore was the property of the Government, though on the "heuchs" above the butt of the separating march dyke, built with masonry and bound and spiked with iron, testified that the Jews of the hills had no dealings with the Samaritans of the valleys.
Patsy 1887
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National's long-awaited prescription for healing that weeping political sore otherwise known as the foreshore and seabed should be grabbed with both hands by the Maori Party.
New Zealand Herald - Top Stories newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz 2010
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The foreshore is the Queen's, but some sensible arrangement could be made about the driftwood, plastic bottles, condoms and winkles found there.
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Park on the foreshore, which is the cornerstone of the project.
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Between this country and the foreshore is a relatively large plateau falling toward the coastline.
NZ On Screen 2010
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I had to use the actual road as at the moment the foreshore is a complete mess and construction site.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Between this country and the foreshore is a relatively large plateau falling toward the coastline.
NZ On Screen 2010
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The new Moira Tourism board wants to employ the 10 staff now employed by Yarrawonga Mulwala Tourism and keep them operating from the present site on the foreshore, which is owned by Yarrawonga Mulwala Tourism.
whichbe commented on the word foreshore
Fo' sho'.
October 24, 2008