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Onshore   Listen
adjective
onshore  adj.  
1.
Coming from the sea toward the land; of winds and weather; as, an onshore gale. Opposed to offshore.
Synonyms: inshore, seaward.
2.
On the edge of the land; near the shoreline; as, an onshore lighthouse.





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"Onshore" Quotes from Famous Books



... a week we sailed on a cruise, and having weathered the east end of the island, had the good fortune to take a Spanish barcolongo, with her prize, which was an English ship bound for Bristol, that sailed from Jamaica a fortnight before, without convoy. All the prisoners who were well, we put onshore on the north side of the island; the prizes were manned with Englishmen, and the command of the barcolongo given to my friend the master's mate, with orders to carry them into Port Morant, and there to remain until the Lizard's cruise ...
— The Adventures of Roderick Random • Tobias Smollett


Words linked to "Onshore" :   offshore, seaward, inshore, shoreward, terrestrial


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