to prop up any thing. North.
·- imp. of Shear. II. Shore ·vt To set on shore. III. Shore ·- of <<Shear>>. IV. Shore ·noun A <<...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A prop fixed under a ship's sides or bottom, to support her when laid aground or on the stocks. Shor...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A steep coast where the water, deepening rapidly, admits the near approach of shipping without the d...
A supporting spar between the cap and the trestle-tree. ...
See ebber ...
A ship is said to be on a lee-shore, when she is near it, with the wind blowing right on to it. ...
That which lies between the shore and the ship when moored. ...
Small boats or wherries plying for hire at sea-ports. ...
Heavy cleats bolted on to the sides of vessels to support the shore-head, and sustain the ship uprig...
A hawser carried out to secure a vessel to a quay, mole, or anchor buried on shore. ...
The same as fringing reef. ...
A low level shore. ...
The shore which lies to windward of a ship. ...
Those which blow from the offing, and render bays uncomfortable and insecure. ...
To support or raise a thing by putting a spar or prop under it, as a ship is shored up in dock. ...
The sea breaking along the coast. ...
To sail directly for the land. ...