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单词 longshore
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Definition of longshore in English:

longshore

adjective ˈlɒŋʃɔːˈlɔŋˌʃɔ(ə)r
  • Existing on, frequenting, or moving along the seashore.

    存在于海岸的;经常出现于海岸的;沿海岸活动的

    longshore currents

    沿岸洋流。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thomas accused the PMA of engaging in a massive speedup and compromising safety, citing the deaths of five longshore workers in accidents this year.
    • This process is called longshore drift and is generated by wave and current action.
    • A primary influence on the formation and evolution of a beach is something called a longshore current.
    • Marine deposits are formed along seashores by sea water flowing in longshore currents.
    • Although prior to the lockout Westshore had an estimated 1 million ton stockpile of coal available to load, unionized longshore workers refused to cross the railway pickets and those who were working walked out.
    • Among the demonstrators were students from colleges and high schools, many of whom had never protested before, as well as school bus drivers, nurses, health workers and longshore workers.
    • The purpose of these walls is to slow down the longshore currents that carry sand, but the sand then builds up on the up-current side while depriving the coastline on the down-current side.
    • Imagine machinists, teachers, and even baseball players marching together to the docks to support the longshore workers!
    • Gray said that at one stage the longshore current off the bay appeared to have reversed.
    • I told Mara we would be bringing you aboard on another longshore boat.
    • Find animations and images showing a variety of depositional landforms resulting from longshore drift.
    • A recent declaration from the union's negotiating committee urges longshore workers to expedite military cargo through the ports.
    • On the southern margin of the basin, longshore currents driven by southeasterly winds hydrodynamically accumulated carbonate particles to form a spit-platform, on top of which some shoals developed.
    • This process is repeated and pebbles gradually shift along the beach, a process called longshore drift.
    • Peruvian longshore workers carried out a surprise strike on April 1 at the port of El Callao, Peru's main port.
    • The speedup on the docks was so intense that the accident rate shot up, costing the lives of five longshore workers in 2002.
    • For example, if the waves approach the shoreline from the south, longshore current moves from south to north.

Origin

Early 19th century: from along shore.

Rhymes

alongshore

Definition of longshore in US English:

longshore

adjectiveˈlɔŋˌʃɔ(ə)rˈlôNGˌSHô(ə)r
  • Existing on, frequenting, or moving along the seashore.

    存在于海岸的;经常出现于海岸的;沿海岸活动的

    longshore currents

    沿岸洋流。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I told Mara we would be bringing you aboard on another longshore boat.
    • A primary influence on the formation and evolution of a beach is something called a longshore current.
    • This process is called longshore drift and is generated by wave and current action.
    • This process is repeated and pebbles gradually shift along the beach, a process called longshore drift.
    • A recent declaration from the union's negotiating committee urges longshore workers to expedite military cargo through the ports.
    • Although prior to the lockout Westshore had an estimated 1 million ton stockpile of coal available to load, unionized longshore workers refused to cross the railway pickets and those who were working walked out.
    • For example, if the waves approach the shoreline from the south, longshore current moves from south to north.
    • Gray said that at one stage the longshore current off the bay appeared to have reversed.
    • On the southern margin of the basin, longshore currents driven by southeasterly winds hydrodynamically accumulated carbonate particles to form a spit-platform, on top of which some shoals developed.
    • Thomas accused the PMA of engaging in a massive speedup and compromising safety, citing the deaths of five longshore workers in accidents this year.
    • Peruvian longshore workers carried out a surprise strike on April 1 at the port of El Callao, Peru's main port.
    • The purpose of these walls is to slow down the longshore currents that carry sand, but the sand then builds up on the up-current side while depriving the coastline on the down-current side.
    • Find animations and images showing a variety of depositional landforms resulting from longshore drift.
    • The speedup on the docks was so intense that the accident rate shot up, costing the lives of five longshore workers in 2002.
    • Marine deposits are formed along seashores by sea water flowing in longshore currents.
    • Imagine machinists, teachers, and even baseball players marching together to the docks to support the longshore workers!
    • Among the demonstrators were students from colleges and high schools, many of whom had never protested before, as well as school bus drivers, nurses, health workers and longshore workers.

Origin

Early 19th century: from along shore.

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