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onshore

/'ɑn'ʃoʊr/

Synonyms of onshore Antonyms of onshore Examples of onshore Usage of onshore Parts of onshore Definition that contains onshore Words sounding like onshore Explanation of onshore

adjective
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
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"an onshore gale"

Similar:

inshore shoreward
adjective
on the edge of the land
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"an onshore lighthouse"

Similar:

terrestrial
on or toward the land
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"they were living onshore"
Opposite:

offshore

Examples of onshore

"an onshore gale"
"an onshore lighthouse"
"they were living onshore"