ashore

[ uh-shawr, uh-shohr ]

adverb

1. to the shore; onto the shore:

   The schooner was driven ashore.

2. on the shore; on land rather than at sea or on the water:

   The captain has been ashore for two hours.

ashore

/ əˈʃɔː /

adverb

1. towards or onto land from the water

   we swam ashore

adjective

1. on land, having come from the water

   a day ashore before sailing

Word History and Origins

Origin of ashore¹

First recorded in 1580–90; a- ¹ + shore ¹

Example Sentences

With the Lombardi Trophy safely ashore, they crowded onto a stage to dance.

From Washington Post

Wind is easy to bring ashore to the 8 million people in the Big Apple.

From Popular-Science

The crew of the Donaldson came ashore expecting to find the five explorers.

From Ozy

Galloway is trailing, but if there’s a blue wave coming, she could be washed ashore as a surprise winner.

From Ozy

Researchers say that the true death toll is likely far larger since most whales struck by ships sink to the bottom of the ocean rather than wash ashore.

From Popular-Science

On June 6, 1944, the greatest amphibious force ever assembled began to fight its way ashore.

From The Daily Beast

"U.S.," he said next, pointing to where we stood, shaking his head to indicate that he wouldn't step ashore.

From The Daily Beast

My novel starts in New Salem, as Lincoln is washed ashore as a young man who has yet to define himself.

From The Daily Beast

Here he is describing the state of the body when it is hauled ashore: “Its humanity had been lost to the ravages of nature.”

From The Daily Beast

Edward had crossed the Channel to put an army ashore in Flanders.

From The Daily Beast

This vessel, loaded with supplies, went ashore and was lost; and one hundred and twenty Japanese and three Dutchmen were drowned.

From Project Gutenberg

He has been ashore at Kum Kale and reports violent fighting and, for the time being, victory.

From Project Gutenberg

A few moments afterward he was seen dragging his own trunk ashore, while Mr. Hitchcock finished his story on the boiler deck.

From Project Gutenberg

I was right, so it seems, about getting ashore before the enemy could see to shoot out to sea.

From Project Gutenberg

There were machine guns here which wiped out the landing parties whenever they tried to get ashore North of the present line.

From Project Gutenberg

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