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onshore

[ on-shawr, -shohr, awn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
a breeze blowing onshore.
in or on a body of water, close to or parallel with the shore:
to sail a boat onshore.
on land, especially within the area adjoining a port; ashore:
to land and shop onshore.

moving or proceeding toward shore or onto land from a body of water:
an onshore breeze.
located on or close to the shore:
an onshore lighthouse; an onshore buoy.
done or taking place on land:
onshore liberty for the crew.

onshore

/ ˈɒnˈʃɔː /

Origin of onshore¹

First recorded in 1500–75; on + shore ¹

It would support efforts to “onshore” production and leverage private capital to modernize transport and other public systems.

Wilmar, however, claimed that onshore turbines are less reliant on subsidies and more cost-effective than those built in the sea.

“If you go offshore it costs you twice as much as being onshore because you have to lay foundations in the sea,” he said.

"Watchin' out for evidence in a law case, probably," growled Cap'n Sproul, the fear of onshore artfulness ever with him.

The wind was directly onshore, and it was a fight to stand against it, let alone to haul such a heavy truck through the wet sand.

And, if coast stations are selected, either onshore or offshore winds should alone be included in one exercise.

The sea breeze is a wind from the ocean onshore, while the land breeze blows offshore.

In the afternoon there was a strong breeze, which, although fair, was rather too much onshore and raised a heavy sea.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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