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

Everyone hates regulation—until a plane crashes or an oil slick washes ashore.

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In Orange County, a possible tornado or waterspout moved ashore around 10:15 p.m.

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The Coast Guard plans to move the vessel ashore at high tide.

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The ship washes ashore, coming to a gradual stop on the sand.

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Once ashore, preliminary removal of the concretion that covered most of the artifacts from their centuries-long home on the ocean floor was begun.

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