'On shore' definitions:
Definition of 'On shore'
From: GCIDE
- Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran, and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin to OD. schoore, schoor. See Shear, v. t.] The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river. [1913 Webster]
- Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello, Is come shore. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- In shore, near the shore. --Marryat.
- On shore. See under On.
- Shore birds (Zool.), a collective name for the various limicoline birds found on the seashore.
- Shore crab (Zool.), any crab found on the beaches, or between tides, especially any one of various species of grapsoid crabs, as Heterograpsus nudus of California.
- Shore lark (Zool.), a small American lark ({Otocoris alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear tufts. Called also horned lark.
- Shore plover (Zool.), a large-billed Australian plover (Esacus magnirostris). It lives on the seashore, and feeds on crustaceans, etc.
- Shore teetan (Zool.), the rock pipit (Anthus obscurus). [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'On shore'
- In shore,
- Shore,
- Shored,
- Shoring,
- shore up,
- shoring up,
- Bay Shore,
- Belleair Shore,
- Beverly Shores,
- Beverly Shores, IN,
- Carolina Shores,
- Cottonwood Shores,
- Desert Shores,
- East Shore,
- Fairview Shores,
- Fore shore,
- Gulf Shores,
- Hillsmere Shores,
- Indian Shores,
- Jersey Shore,
- Lake Shore,
- Lakeland Shores,
- Lakewood Shores,
- Lee shore,
- Miami Shores,
- Michiana Shores,
- Michiana Shores, IN,
- North Shore,
- Norton Shores,
- Ocean Shores,
- Palm Shores,
- Redington Shores,
- Roaming Shores,
- Shady Shores,
- Shore birds,
- Shore crab,
- Shore lark,
- Shore plover,
- Shore snipe,
- Shore teetan,
- Siesta Shores,
- South Shore,
- Southern Shores,
- Sylvan Shores,
- Table shore,
- Weather shore,
- shore bird,
- shore boulder,
- shore cod,
- shore duty,
- shore leave,
- shore patrol,
- shore pine,
- shore station,
- Bay Shore, NY,
- Belleair Shore, FL,
- Carolina Shores, NC,
- Clear Lake Shores,
- Cottonwood Shores, TX,
- Daytona Beach Shores,
- Desert Shores, CA,
- East Shore, CA,
- Fairview Shores, FL,
- Fort Myers Shores,
- Grosse Pointe Shores,
- Gulf Shores, AL,
- Hillsmere Shores, MD,
- Indian River Shores,
- Indian Shores, FL,
- Jersey Shore, PA,
- Lake Clarke Shores,
- Lake Shore, MD,
- Lake Shore, MN,
- Lake Shore, UT,
- Lake Shore, WA,
- Lakeland Shores, MN,
- Lakewood Shores, IL,
- Miami Shores, FL,
- North Bay Shore,
- North River Shores,
- North Shore, VA,
- Norton Shores, MI,
- Oak Trail Shores,
- Ocean Shores, WA,
- Palm Beach Shores,
- Palm Shores, FL,
- Pine Knoll Shores,
- Redington Shores, FL,
- Roaming Shores, OH,
- Shady Shores, TX,
- Siesta Shores, TX,
- Silver Springs Shores,
- Snow Lake Shores,
- South Patrick Shores,
- South Shore, KY,
- South Shore, SD,
- Southern Shores, NC,
- St. Augustine Shores,
- St. Clair Shores,
- Sylvan Shores, FL,
- To lie along the shore,
- West Bay Shore,
- White Island Shores,
- Clear Lake Shores, TX,
- Daytona Beach Shores, FL,
- Fort Myers Shores, FL,
- Grosse Pointe Shores, MI,
- Indian River Shores, FL,
- Lake Clarke Shores, FL,
- North Bay Shore, NY,
- North River Shores, FL,
- Oak Trail Shores, TX,
- Palm Beach Shores, FL,
- Pine Knoll Shores, NC,
- Silver Springs Shores, FL,
- Snow Lake Shores, MS,
- South Patrick Shores, FL,
- St. Augustine Shores, FL,
- St. Clair Shores, MI,
- West Bay Shore, NY,
- White Island Shores, MA,
- Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores,
- Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, FL