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Meanings of shore in English

Portuguese
sustentar
Catalan
sostenir
Spanish
apuntalar

Support by placing against something solid or rigid.

        sustentar
        Portuguese
        desembarcar
        Spanish
        desemarcar

        Arrive on shore.

              desembarcar
              Russian
              берег
              Spanish
              ribera
              Catalan
              ripària

              Fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water.

                    берег

                    A beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support.

                          Usage of shore in English
                          1
                          Water will make a way for us to reach that far shore.
                          Chaosbound
                          2
                          Some diplomatic analysts believe it's an effort to shore-up support at home.
                          News.com.au
                          3
                          Coming along the south shore of the Shallow Sea would be shorter.
                          Surrender to the will of the night
                          4
                          It could repeat those measures to help shore up the world economy.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          We dropped 'em off, up the north shore, 'bout an hour ago.
                          Sons of the Oak
                          6
                          Turkey needs to adopt higher interest rates to shore up the lira.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          They were transferred to coastguard boats and taken to shore, police said.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          Kenthrin, lead a company east along the shore for the same purpose.
                          The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
                          9
                          Usually found in flocks; the first species on or near the shore.
                          Bird Neighbors / An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred a...
                          10
                          Madigan was trying to shore up his own power, Edgar said later.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          About twenty-five of the crew succeeded in reaching the shore in safety.
                          Forty Years in South China: The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talma...
                          12
                          In I dashed; and a single spurt carried me to the shore.
                          Tracks of a Rolling Stone
                          13
                          The whale-boat with passengers for the shore; Wild at the steering oar
                          The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
                          14
                          It also promises political reforms to shore up stability in Port Vila.
                          Radio NZ
                          15
                          Railway runs along the shore under the cliffs and in the cliffs.
                          The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1
                          16
                          Italy is also expected to take measures to shore up their banks.
                          Reuters
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                          Translations for shore
                          Shore through the time
                          Shore across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Canada
                          Common
                          New Zealand
                          Less common
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