English

Adverb

alongshore ‎(not comparable)

1. At or along a shore or coast. [from 17th c.]

Derived terms

• alongshoreman

Adjective

alongshore ‎(not comparable)

1. At or along a shore or coast. [from 18th c.]
   • 1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin 2000, p. 60:

     On Sunday morning while church bells rang in the villages alongshore, the word and its mistress returned to Gatsby's house and twinkled hilariously on his lawn.