ashore
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ashore (əˈʃɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | towards or onto land from the water: we swam ashore |
| —adj, —adv | |
| 2. | on land, having come from the water: a day ashore before sailing |
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Ashore
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Example sentences
But as a storm nears land, the rising sea floor blocks the building water pile's escape and it comes ashore as deadly storm surge.
Most people reached land by lifeboats but some swam ashore and others were rescued by helicopters.
The storm came ashore at the time of the high tide, which added to the surge of water being pushed ahead by the hurricane.
Lambert came on one close up in a shallow lake, and in its fright it galloped ashore, churning through the mud and water.
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