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 : coast
2 : 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>