ship-to-shore

Vessel to beach

Ship-to-shore describes communication or transport between a vessel at sea and land.

A ship-to-shore radio allows crews to contact ports or emergency services.

The term also applies to transfer operations: ship-to-shore logistics, ship-to-shore missiles.

The hyphenated form functions as an adjective; without hyphens, it describes direction: The cargo moved ship to shore.

communication

radio

Electromagnetic wave receiver

transmissionSending of information
maydayRadio emergency signal
distress callUrgent plea for aid

VHF · broadcast · signal · antenna · receiver · transceiver · coastguard · hailing · squelch · static

transport

tender

Soft or sore

launchSet into motion
dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
ferryVessel for scheduled crossings

shuttle · lighter · water taxi · passengers · dock · pier · wharf · jetty · gangway · boarding

military

landing craft

Ship-to-shore military vessel

amphibiousOperating on land and water
naval bombardmentWarships attacking coastal targets
invasionForcible entry into territory

D-Day · Normandy · marines · deployment · artillery support · reconnaissance · supply line · beachhead · extraction · evacuation

Categories

telegraphytelegraph, Morse code, telegraphy, telegraph key, telegraph line
amphibious warfareamphibious assault, beach landing, amphibious warfare, landing craft, amphibious vehicle
military communicationsradio, walkie-talkie, radio operators, signal flags, morse code
two-way radiostwo-way radio, walkie-talkie, walkie talkie, portable radio, transceiver
wireless telegraphywireless telegraphy, radiotelegraphy, wireless telegraph, Morse code, spark gap
radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, radio broadcast

Opposites

communication context

ship-to-shoreland-based

Situated on earth

terrestrial · ship-to-ship · ground-to-ground · air-to-ground · ground-to-air

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G