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ONSHORE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

On the edge of the land

Example:

an onshore lighthouse

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

terrestrial (operating or living or growing on land)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

Example:

an onshore gale

Synonyms:

inshore; onshore; shoreward

Classified under:

Adjectives

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

On or toward the land

Example:

they were living onshore

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

offshore (away from shore; away from land)

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