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ONSHORE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does onshore mean?
• ONSHORE (adjective)
The adjective ONSHORE has 2 senses:
1. (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
2. on the edge of the land
Familiarity information: ONSHORE used as an adjective is rare.
• ONSHORE (adverb)
The adverb ONSHORE has 1 sense:
1. on or toward the land
Familiarity information: ONSHORE used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
Synonyms:
Context example:
an onshore gale
Sense 2
Meaning:
On the edge of the land
Context example:
an onshore lighthouse
Similar:
terrestrial (operating or living or growing on land)
Sense 1
Meaning:
On or toward the land
Context example:
they were living onshore
Antonym:
offshore (away from shore; away from land)
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