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Onshore   Listen
adjective
onshore  adj.  
1.
Coming from the sea toward the land; of winds and weather; as, an onshore gale. Opposed to offshore.
Synonyms: inshore, seaward.
2.
On the edge of the land; near the shoreline; as, an onshore lighthouse.





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"Onshore" Quotes from Famous Books



... were surveying at "New York of the Pacific," occurred one of those little events that showed the force of the gold-fever. We had a sailor-boy with us, about seventeen years old, who cooked our meals and helped work the boat. Onshore, we had the sail spread so as to shelter us against the wind and dew. One morning I awoke about daylight, and looked out to see if our sailor-boy was at work getting breakfast; but he was not at the fire at all. Getting up, I discovered ...
— The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete • William T. Sherman


Words linked to "Onshore" :   terrestrial, inshore


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