"longshore" meaning in English

See longshore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Aphesis of alongshore. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} longshore (not comparable)
  1. Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-longshore-en-adj-PXMi98nu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. Flowing parallel to the shoreline, or diagonal to it, rather than perpendicular to it. (of a current) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-longshore-en-adj-zeOg6dTb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: longshore drift, longshoreman
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          "text": "a longshore fisherman"
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        "Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a dangerous longshore current"
        }
      ],
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          "shoreline",
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        ],
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          "diagonal"
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          "perpendicular",
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        ]
      ],
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