Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shore

1. n. 1 the land that adjoins the sea or a large body of water. 2 (usu. in pl.) a country; a sea-coast (often visits these shores; on a distant shore). 3 Law land between ordinary high and low water marks. Phrases and idioms in shore on the water near or nearer to the shore (cf. INSHORE). on shore ashore. shore-based operating from a base on shore. shore leave Naut. 1 permission to go ashore. 2 a period of time ashore. Derivatives shoreless adj. shoreward adj. & adv. shorewards adv. Etymology: ME f. MDu., MLG schore, perh. f. the root of SHEAR 2. v. & n. --v.tr. (often foll. by up) support with or as if with a shore or shores; hold up. --n. a prop or beam set obliquely against a ship, wall, tree, etc., as a support. Derivatives shoring n. Etymology: ME f. MDu., MLG schore prop, of unkn. orig. 3. see SHEAR.