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# foreshore

noun (the foreshore, foreshores)

«foreshore» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The part of a beach between the high-tide line and the low-tide line, covered by the sea at high tide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foreshore/#m1)
2. The land along the edge of a sea, lake or river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foreshore/#m2)

### In the lessons

A geography word about tides and coasts: the foreshore is uncovered at low tide and covered at high tide, so it is a place of rock pools and also of danger if the tide comes in quickly. In Australia and New Zealand «foreshore» is used for parks and walkways along the water.

### Examples

- At low tide we explored the rock pools on the foreshore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foreshore/#x1)
- The foreshore is covered by the sea twice a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foreshore/#x2)
- Check the tide times before walking on the foreshore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foreshore/#x3)
- The Thames foreshore in London is full of old clay pipes and pottery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foreshore/#x4)
- We had a picnic on the foreshore at Darwin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foreshore/#x5)
- Crabs scuttled across the wet foreshore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foreshore/#x6)

### Note

Usually «the foreshore». Safety: the tide can come in fast and cut you off, so always know when the tide turns. «Shore» is the land at the edge of water; «fore» means front.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «foreshore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foreshore/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«foreshore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/foreshore.html) on Mova free.