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[ adjective ] (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

Synonyms

seaward inshore

Examples

"an inshore breeze" "an onshore gale" "seaward winds"

Used in print

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

The spraying operation was conducted from the rear deck of a small Naval vessel , cruising two miles off-shore and vertical to an on-shore breeze .

Related terms

offshore

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[ adverb ] on or toward the land

Examples

"they were living onshore"

Used in print

(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)

The issue was settled on_shore , Greene winning and Wilson remaining ashore , determined to catch the next fishing_boat back to England .

Related terms

offshore

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[ adjective ] on the edge of the land

Examples

"an onshore lighthouse"

Related terms

land

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