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shore (1)

shore [ shawr, shōr ] (plural shores)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. land at edge of water: the land that runs along the edge of the ocean, a sea, or lake

2. dry land: dry land as opposed to water
on shore

3. country: a land or country ( literary ) ( often used in the plural )
on the shores of Tripoli

4. U.K. law coast between low and high tides: the area of land that lies between normal low and high tide marks

[ Old English scora< Indo-European, "to cut"]
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