longshore
adjEtymology Aphesis of alongshore.
1
Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast.
- a longshore fisherman
2
Flowing parallel to the shoreline, or diagonal to it, rather than perpendicular to it. (of a current)
- a dangerous longshore current
- Derived terms
- longshore drift, longshoreman, longshoreperson, longshorewoman