shore

US /ʃɔːr/
UK /ʃɔːr/
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oever, kust

the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river

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We walked along the shore, collecting seashells.
We liepen langs de oever, schelpen verzamelend.
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The boat drifted towards the shore.
De boot dreef naar de oever.
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coastbeachbankstrandseaside
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stutten, ondersteunen

to support or prop up with a shore or shores

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They had to shore up the old building to prevent it from collapsing.
Ze moesten het oude gebouw stutten om instorten te voorkomen.
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The workers used wooden beams to shore up the tunnel.
De arbeiders gebruikten houten balken om de tunnel te stutten.
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propbuttressbracesupportreinforce
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shore up