Main Entry:

¹shore

Pronunciation:

\ˈshȯr\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English *scor; akin to Middle Low German schōr foreland and perhaps to Old English scieran to cut — more at shear

Date:

14th century

1: the land bordering a usually large body of water ; specifically : coast2: a boundary (as of a country) or an area within a boundary —usually used in plural <immigrated to these shores>3: land as distinguished from the sea <shipboard and shore duty>