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Collocations for shore - noun

1. land along the edge of a sea/lake

ADJ.

golden, sandy
on the golden shores of beautiful Bali
rocky, wooded | barren, bleak, desert, deserted, exposed, lonely, wilder
(figurative) a Belgian from the wilder shores of Flemish nationalism
lee, sheltered | distant, far, farther, opposite, other
Meg was pointing towards the far shore.
north/northern, etc.
The path ran along the southern shore of the lake.
lake

VERB + SHORE

approach, reach | leave | follow, hug
We sailed until midnight, hugging the shore.
be found on, be washed up on
A dying dolphin was found washed up on the shore.

SHORE + NOUN

bird | road | leave

PREP.

along the ~
walking along the wooded shores of the lake
around the ~ of
The route goes around the shore of Derwent Water.
by the ~
strolling by the shore
close to/near the ~
The sea appears calm near the shore.
from (a/the) ~
just a few miles from shore watching from the shore
on (a/the) ~
The others were now safely on shore. | There are a lot of rocks on that shore.
on the ~s of
The hotel is situated on the sheltered shores of the Moray Firth.
(down/back) to/towards the ~
The hotel''s gardens stretch down to the lake shore.

2. (also ‘shores’) particular country

ADJ.

American, British, etc.
the ship in which Columbus first sailed to American shores
foreign, native | our, these

VERB + SHORE

arrive on, come to, reach, return to
He was glad to return to his native shores.
leave | defend
We will fight to the death to defend our shores.

PREP.

beyond/outside the ~
The decisions will be taken beyond these shores.

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