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onshore
[ on-shawr, -shohr, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɔn- /
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adverb
adjective
verb (used with or without object)
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OTHER WORDS FROM onshore
on·shor·ing, nounWords nearby onshore
on-screen, on-seam, on-season, on second thought, onset, onshore, onshoring, onside, onside kick, on sight, on-site
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British Dictionary definitions for onshore
onshore
/ (ˈɒnˈʃɔː) /
adjective, adverb
towards the landan onshore gale
on land; not at sea
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