foreshore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɔːrʃɔːr/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fôrshôr′, fōrshōr′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fore•shore  (fôrshôr′, fōrshōr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the ground between the water's edge and cultivated land;
    land along the edge of a body of water.
  2. the part of the shore between the high-water mark and low-water mark.
  • fore- + shore1 1755–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
foreshore / ˈfɔːˌʃɔː/
  1. the part of the shore that lies between the limits for high and low tides
  2. the part of the shore that lies just above the high-water mark
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