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nearshore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
nearshore
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The region extending seaward from the shoreline.

noun

Non-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean.

American usage

verb

To move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean.

American usage

Etymology

From near + shore.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nearshores (plural) nearshores (present, singular) nearshoring (participle, present) nearshored (participle, past) nearshored (past)

Questions

What does nearshore mean?
The region extending seaward from the shoreline.
Where does nearshore come from?
From near + shore.

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