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onshore

[ on-shawr, -shohr, awn- ]

adverb

  1. onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:

    a breeze blowing onshore.

  2. in or on a body of water, close to or parallel with the shore:

    to sail a boat onshore.

  3. on land, especially within the area adjoining a port; ashore:

    to land and shop onshore.



adjective

  1. moving or proceeding toward shore or onto land from a body of water:

    an onshore breeze.

  2. located on or close to the shore:

    an onshore lighthouse; an onshore buoy.

  3. done or taking place on land:

    onshore liberty for the crew.

verb (used with or without object)

onshore

/ ˈɒnˈʃɔː /

adjective

  1. towards the land

    an onshore gale

  2. on land; not at sea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • on·shor·ing noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of onshore1

First recorded in 1500–75; on + shore 1
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Example Sentences

It will also bring foreign earnings into the inheritance tax system, but will extend the transition period for people to bring money onshore from two years to three.

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“Winds will weaken and we will get that onshore flow, which will help the humidity in that area this evening,” said Jeffery Wood, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Sacramento.

The ramp connected an outer dock where people board the ferry to another dock onshore, according to local reports.

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This is not particularly noticeable in deep sea but as the ocean floor becomes shallower close to land, the wall of water has to rise and is driven onshore by strong winds.

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As a result, the National Infrastructure Commission said last year that the “cost of renewable electricity, through offshore wind, onshore wind and solar, is lower and less volatile than producing electricity with natural gas”.

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