onshore
Americanadverb
adjective
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moving or proceeding toward shore or onto land from a body of water.
an onshore breeze.
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located on or close to the shore.
an onshore lighthouse; an onshore buoy.
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done or taking place on land.
onshore liberty for the crew.
verb (used with or without object)
adjective
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towards the land
an onshore gale
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on land; not at sea
Other Word Forms
- onshoring noun
Etymology
Origin of onshore
Example Sentences
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However, the company said that pressure from the suspension of value-added-tax refunds, which will be retroactively applied, for onshore wind projects could weigh on the renewables segment this year, he says.
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.
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
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