longshore

[ lawng-shawr, -shohr, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr, ˈlɒŋ- /

existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport: longshore jobs; longshore current.

Origin of longshore

First recorded in 1815–25; aphetic variant of alongshore

It was the voice of the Longshore Jack woman who had had those adventures with me.

Martin Hyde, The Duke's Messenger |John Masefield
Our slender thread of communication with longshore happenings is often broken, and understanding is warped by conjecture.

Merchantmen-at-Arms |David W. Bone
Now then, mister, bear a hand there, ain't there longshore lubbers enough wi'out you?

The Moving Finger |Mary Gaunt
He fits more with one of Jacob's tales of longshore soakers, than with the tragedies that have made him infamous.

Raemaekers' Cartoons |Louis Raemaekers

As such, we may lay claim to a common liberty, and look at our seafaring selves from an average point of longshore view.

Merchantmen-at-Arms |David W. Bone

longshore

/ (ˈlɒŋˌʃɔː) /

situated on, relating to, or along the shore

C19: shortened form of alongshore