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upshore

upshore adjective: higher up a shore (away from the shoreline).

Adjective

upshore (comparative further upshore or farther upshore, superlative furthest upshore or farthest upshore)

  1. Higher up a shore (away from the shoreline)

Adverb

upshore (comparative further upshore or farther upshore, superlative furthest upshore or farthest upshore)

  1. Higher up a shore (away from the shoreline)

Forms of upshore

Adjective
comparativefurther upshore
comparativefarther upshore
superlativefurthest upshore
superlativefarthest upshore
Adverb
comparativefurther upshore
comparativefarther upshore
superlativefurthest upshore
superlativefarthest upshore

Origin of upshore

From up- + shore.

Questions about upshore

What does upshore mean?
Upshore means higher up a shore (away from the shoreline).
What part of speech is upshore?
Upshore can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near upshore in the dictionary

  1. upshock
  2. upshocks
  3. upshoot
  4. upshooting
  5. upshoots
  6. upshore
  7. upshorts
  8. upshot
  9. upshots
  10. upshoved
  11. Upshur

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