shore
Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pondLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
» Tom walked along the shore alone.
Tom ging allein an der Küste entlang. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore
Ufer
бе́регbéreg, побере́жьеpoberéžʹje, яр
бе́рігbérih, бе́регbéreh
the land along the edge of a body of water
Land, usually near a port.
The seamen were serving on shore instead of on ships.
The passengers signed up for shore tours.
A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.
The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.
(transitive)A sewer.
Examples
254 sentencesTom walked along the shore alone.
deTom ging allein an der Küste entlang. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I managed to get to shore.
Did you enjoy your shore leave?
Tom has asked for shore leave.
How far from shore are we?
ruКак далеко мы от берега? — webkaratekid
deWie weit sind wir vom Ufer entfernt? — mhr
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English schore, from Old English *sċora (attested as sċor- in placenames), froFrom Middle English schore, from Old English *sċora (attested as sċor- in placenames), from Proto-Germanic *skurô (“rugged rock, cliff, high rocky shore”). Possibly related to Old English sċieran (“to cut”), which survives today as English shear.
From Late Middle English shore (“a prop, a support”) [and other forms], from Middle Dutch schore, schare (“a prop, a stay”) (modern Dutch schoor), and Middle Low German schōre, schāre (“a prop, a stay; barrier; stockade”) (compare Old Norse skorða (“a prop, a stay”) (Norwegian skor, skorda)); further etymology unknown.
Originally common-shore.
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Forms
plural: shoresSynonyms
1 synonyms- a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support:shoring
Word family
57 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- along the shore
- from the shore
- shore leave
- to the shore