| ashore |
to or onto the shore. [1/2 definitions] |
| barrier island |
a long narrow island that is parallel to the mainland. A barrier island helps protect the shore from being worn away by the action of the ocean's waves. |
| bluff1 |
a hill or shore with steep sides. |
| breaker1 |
a heavy ocean wave that breaks into foam on the shore or at sea. |
| dinghy |
a small boat used as a lifeboat or for short trips to shore and back. |
| foghorn |
a loud, deep horn on a ship or on the shore, used in fog or at night to give warning signals. |
| gangway |
a ramp that reaches from a ship to the shore; gangplank. [1/4 definitions] |
| inlet |
a bay, stream, or other narrow body of water that leads inland from a shore. |
| jetty1 |
a group of rocks or wooden beams built out into a body of water. Jetties are used to control the flow of water and protect the shore from strong waves. [1/2 definitions] |
| key2 |
a low island near shore. |
| land |
to come to the shore. [1/9 definitions] |
| lifeboat |
a boat made for quick rescue of people. It can be carried on a larger boat, or it can be used from shore. |
| offshore |
away from the shore. [3 definitions] |
| Ontario |
a south central province of Canada that lies on the north shore of the Great Lakes. Its capital is Toronto. [1/2 definitions] |
| plover |
a bird with a rounded body, a short tail, and a short bill. Plovers run along the sea shore in short starts and stops, looking for food. The killdeer is one of the many different kinds of plovers. |
| sandbar |
a ridge of sand in a river or near a shore. It is formed by the action of waves or currents. |
| seashell |
the shell of an oyster, clam, or other sea animal. Seashells are often found washed up on shore. |
| strand1 |
to beach, or leave behind on the shore. [1/2 definitions] |
| surf |
ocean waves that come in from the sea and break on the shore. [1/2 definitions] |
| surfing |
the sport or activity of riding on the tops of waves as they come in toward the shore, usually balanced on a special board called a "surfboard." |
| tide pool |
a body of water from the sea that remains as a rocky pool on the beach when the waves move back from the shore. Many types of aquatic animals and plants can live in a tide pool. |