shore (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. lītus (littus), ŏris, n. (gen. term)2. ōra (that part of a country which borders upon the sea)3. acta (= Gr. ἀκτή; the beach or strand • shore (subs.): 1. lītus (littus), ŏris, n. (gen. term): to make for the s., l. petere, Ov. M. 2, 844: to sail along the s., l. praetervehi, Caes. (Kr.): to hug (i. e. sail along) the s. as closely as possible, quam poterant proxime l. tenere, Liv. 44, 12, fin.: so, l. premere, Hor. Od. 2, 10, 3: the s.s of lake Trasimenus, Trasimeni litora, Sil. 15, 818. 2. ōra (that part of a country which borders upon the sea): from the s. of Greece to Aegypt, ab o. Graeciae usque ad Aegyptum, Cic. Fam. 12, 5, init.: the Greek cities upon the Asiatic s., urbes Graecae in o. Asiae, Nep. Alc. 5: coasting along the s. of Italy he arrived at Ariminium, o. Italiae legens, Ariminium pervenit, Liv. 21, 51. 3. acta (= Gr. ἀκτή; the beach or strand: where the waves break: rather rare): he was lying drunk on the s., in a. jacebat ebrius, Cic. Verr. 5, 25, 63. See also beach.
SHORE Copy link • 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.