• SHORE

1. s. litus (as the line of coast): ora (as a more extended space, bordering on the sea). To lie at anchor off a shore, in salo navem tenere in ancoris: ☞ acta (= litus) should not be used except with reference to Greek history, etc. [according to Döderlein, “coast as presenting agreeable views, a pleasant residence,” etc.] . Towns on the shore, urbes maritimae. To keep close in to shore, litus or oram legere: to sail along the shore, litus praetervehi; as closely as possible, quam proxime poterant, litus tenere (Liv., 44, 12, 6): to set anybody on shore, aliquem in terrain exponere: to bring a vessel to shore, navem ad terram appellere, applicare, ad litus appellere.

2. v. Vid: PROP., SUPPORT.