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海岸

shore 最も一般的な語. 特に海から見た岸をさす

海岸だけでなく湖の岸などにも用いられる

seashore 特に岸の砂や岩のある部分をさす

特に海に限定したshore

beach 砂や小石に覆われた浜辺をさす. ｟米｠ では通例 the をつけ, 行楽地としての意味を持っている.

seaside ｟英｠ で行楽地としての海岸地帯をさす

coast 海と陸の境界線をさす. 特に地理的・地誌的な文脈で多く用いる

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the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water: 海、湖、他の大きな水域の端に沿った陸地

(海･湖･広い河川の)岸, 岸辺, 海浜, 湖畔; (海に対する･船から見た)陸(地), 陸（おか）

e.g. I took the tiller and made for the shore.: 私は舵柄を取って岸に向かった。

Law the land between ordinary high- and low-water marks.: 通常の満潮線と最低水位標識の間の陸地

(usually shores) a country or other geographic area bounded by a coast: 海岸と境を接している国や他の地理的な地域

｟文｠ ; 〖～s; 修飾語を伴って〗 (海岸線を持った)国, 大陸

e.g. the shores of the New World.: 新世界の大陸

ashore; on land: 浜に; 陸上に

船から降りて、陸上に

e.g. are any of the crew left on shore?: 岸に残っている乗組員はいるか

↔ off shore: 岸を離れて、沖合に

shoreless | ˈSHôrləs | adjective

shoreward | ˈSHôrwərd | adjective & adverb

shorewards | ˈSHôrwərdz | adverb

Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōre; perhaps related to the verb shear.

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a prop or beam set obliquely against something weak or unstable as a support.

verb with object (shore something up)

support or hold up something with props or beams:

e.g. rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse.

support or assist something that would otherwise fail or decline:

e.g. Congress approved a $700 billion plan to shore up the financial industry.

Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schore ‘prop’, of unknown origin.

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archaic past of shear.