Definition of Longshoring

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Longshoring

longnose
longnose gar
longpig
longroot
longrunning
longs
longshanks
longship
longships
longshore
longshore drift
longshoreman
longshoremen
longshorewoman
longshorewomen
longshoring (current term)
longshorings
longshot
longshots
longsighted
longsightedness
longsleeved
longsome
longsomely
longsomeness
longsomenesses
longspine snipefish
longspun
longspur
longspurs

Literary usage of Longshoring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Large Scale Coastal Behavior (1993) edited by J. H. List (1995)
"... connection with all types of work and employment, including general industry, construction, ship repairing, shipbuilding, shipbreaking and longshoring. ..."

2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1910)
"He was forced to turn his hand to a variety of employments, from vocal teaching to longshoring. "For two years," says Mr. Beach, "I followed the game, ..."

3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1889)
"... are at least as well worth remembering ¡is Bideford or Stornoway, and he who loiters by the way does not regret the time he has given to longshoring. ..."

4. Fact Finding Report: Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations by John T. Dunlop (1994)
"Examples have occurred in industries such as anthracite mining, electrical contracting, men's and women's clothing, retail food stores, and longshoring. ..."

5. Annual Report of the American Bar Association: Including Proceedings of the by American Bar Association (1917)
"Jensen, decided by the Supreme Court, May 21, 1917, Oregon (288) includes longshoring and stevedoring in its act, and the power of the farmer is shown in ..."

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