fore shore

[Pref. fore-, and English shore (q.v..) 1. Ord. Lang.: The part of land immediately in front of the shore; the part lying between high and low-water marks. 2. Hydraulic Engineering : (1) A bank a little distance from a sea-wall to break the force of the surf. [FORELAND.] (2) The seaward projecting, slightly inclined portion of a breakwater.