onshore

American  

[on-shawr, -shohr, awn-] / ˈɒnˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɔn- /

adverb

1. onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water.

   a breeze blowing onshore.

2. in or on a body of water, close to or parallel with the shore.

   to sail a boat onshore.

3. on land, especially within the area adjoining a port; ashore.

   to land and shop onshore.

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adjective

1. moving or proceeding toward shore or onto land from a body of water.

   an onshore breeze.

2. located on or close to the shore.

   an onshore lighthouse; an onshore buoy.

3. done or taking place on land.

   onshore liberty for the crew.

verb (used with or without object)

1. reshore.

onshore British  

/ ˈɒnˈʃɔː /

adjective

1. towards the land

   an onshore gale

2. on land; not at sea

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Other Word Forms

• onshoring noun

Etymology

Origin of onshore

First recorded in 1500–75; on + shore ¹

Example Sentences

Footage shows the official arriving onshore in an inflatable small boat and handing over the eviction notice to Mandarin at a make-shift camp.

From BBC

In a letter to shareholders that month, Diamondback’s then-CEO, Travis Stice, said it was likely that U.S. onshore oil production had peaked and would begin to decline in the second quarter of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other renewable energy projects to get contracts include onshore wind – mainly in Scotland – and a small number of tidal power developments.

From BBC

He crawled onshore and looked around for other signs of life, but he never saw another sailor from that ship again.

From Literature

“Significantly more wind turbines have been delivered in offshore wind—but clearly fewer in onshore wind in the last quarter of the year,” he said in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• ashore