upshore

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   toward a point farther along the shore, especially in an upstream direction

   The canoe moved upshore until the landing disappeared from view.

2. 2
   adj

   situated farther along, higher on, or inland from the shore

   They stored the nets in an upshore shed beyond the high-water mark.

A directional compound of up + shore. Depending on local geography, up can mean farther along a shore, upstream beside it, or farther inland and above the waterline.

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