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backshore

backshore noun: an upper shore zone above high-tide.

Noun

backshore (usually uncountable, plural backshores)

  1. (usually) An upper shore zone above high-tide.
    Synonyms:
    backbeach, backshore beach

Synonyms of backshore

Forms of backshore

pluralbackshores

Origin of backshore

From back- + shore.

Questions about backshore

What does backshore mean?
Backshore means an upper shore zone above high-tide.
What part of speech is backshore?
Backshore is a noun.
What is the plural of backshore?
The plural of backshore is backshores.

Words near backshore in the dictionary

  1. backshooters
  2. backshooting
  3. backshoots
  4. backshop
  5. backshops
  6. backshore
  7. backshores
  8. backshot
  9. backshots
  10. backshotted
  11. backshotten

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