longshore
Parallel to shore
Longshore means along or relating to the shore, especially concerning work done at ports and waterfronts.
The word appears mainly in compounds: a longshore current runs parallel to the coastline, while longshore workers load and unload ships at docks.
The fuller form longshoreman remains the standard term for dock workers.
Particles settling in liquid
- currentDirected flow of charge
- transportMoving things between places
- erosionGradual wearing away
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
sand · gravel · beach · groyne · jetty · breakwater · accretion · shingle
Port cargo loader
- stevedoreShip cargo handler
- unionJoining into one
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- cargoTransported goods
loading · unloading · freight · haulage · wharf · pier · crane · forklift
sediment
Particles settling in liquid
deposition · sand · gravel · beach · groyne · jetty · breakwater · accretion · shingle · spit
dockworker
Port cargo loader
cargo · loading · unloading · freight · haulage · wharf · pier · crane · forklift · pallet
dock
Mooring structure at water's edge
pier · terminal · berth · mooring · shipyard · vessel · shipping · container · freight · cargo
beach
Sandy waterside margin
cliffs · sand · pebbles · surf · waves · erosion · sediment · tidepools · seaweed · barnacles