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onshore

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on·shore  (nshôr, -shr, ôn-)
adj.
1. Moving or directed toward the shore: an onshore wind.
2. Located on the shore: an onshore beacon; an onshore patrol.
adv.
Toward the shore: The wind shifted onshore.

onshore [ˈɒnˈʃɔː]
adj & adv
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) towards the land an onshore gale
2. on land; not at sea
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.onshore - (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from seaward winds"
2.onshore - on the edge of the land; "an onshore lighthouse"
terrestrial - operating or living or growing on land
Adv.1.onshore - on or toward the land; "they were living onshore"
offshore - away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles offshore"
Translations
onshore [ˈɒnʃɔːʳ]
A. ADVtierra adentro
B. ADJ [breeze] → que sopla del mar hacia la tierra
onshore [ˌɒnˈʃɔːr]
adj
[wind] → du large
[oilfield] → terrestre
adv [remain] → à terre
onshore
adjan Land; oilfield, jobauf dem Festland; onshore windSeewind m
adv (also on shore)an Land; (= on the mainland)auf dem Festland; blowlandwärts, küstenwärts
onshore [ˈɒnˈʃɔːʳ] adj (wind) → di mare; (job) → a terra


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It was a very anxious case, too, the land being made suddenly, close-to, on a wrong bearing, in thick weather, and during a fresh onshore gale.
Five dollars per day, in gold, it is believed, will be a fair calculation to make for all traveling expenses onshore and at the various points where passengers may wish to leave the steamer for days at a time.
Felton jumped onshore, climbed the little ascent which led to the top of the cliff, saluted Milady a last time, and took his course toward the city.
 
 
 
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