accoster

1. (intransitive) to come ashore
2. (transitive) to lay something next to another object
3. (broadly, transitive) to approach someone; to interrupt someone (especially a stranger, in the street)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.kɔs.te/

Etymology

From a- + Old French coste + -er. Old French coste has become côte in modern French.

Concepts

accost

berth

dock

harbor

land

touch

come alongside

approach

Synonyms

aborder

atterrir

s’approcher de

garer

protéger

s’approcher (de)

toucher

faire escale

abriter

arriver