Topic: NATURE
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Middle Dutch |
| Origin: | Middle Low German schore |
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shore1
1 [uncountable and countable]DN the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake : We could see a boat about a mile from shore. Only a few survivors reached the shore. She began to swim to shore.
We could see a boat about a mile from shore.Only a few survivors reached the shore.She began to swim to shore.2 a country that has a border on the sea : Millions of immigrants flocked to these shores in the 19th century.
these/British/our etc shores
writtenMillions of immigrants flocked to these shores in the 19th century.
