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onshore

ons·hore

UK/ˈɒnʃɔː/ US/ˈɔnʃoɹ/ uncommon
adjective (2) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

  • “an inshore breeze”
  • “an onshore gale”
  • “seaward winds”
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2.

on the edge of the land

  • “an onshore lighthouse”
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adverb

1.

on or toward the land

  • “they were living onshore”
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Origin

From on + shore.

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