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单词 longshoring
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longshoringn.

Brit. /ˈlɒŋʃɔːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˌʃɔrɪŋ/, /ˈlɑŋˌʃɔrɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: longshore adj., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < longshore adj. + -ing suffix1.
North American.
The (type of) work done at a port, esp. the loading and unloading of cargoes; the occupation of a longshoreman. Frequently attributive.
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society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > loading or unloading cargo
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1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 1 July 7/1 Two men were injured while doing longshoring work on Monday.
1948 J. Kerouac Let. 5 Sept. in Sel. Lett. 1940–56 (1995) 163 Or I could..try longshoring, try to get a union card.
1964 San Francisco Port Study (Maritime Cargo Transportation Conference) I. v. 16/2 The casuals are..generally unskilled in all but the most basic of the longshoring functions.
2006 New Yorker 19 June 61/2 Aside from longshoring, few of the jobs around the docks are unionized.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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