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Onshore   /ˈɑnʃˌɔr/   Listen
Onshore

adjective
1.
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land.  Synonyms: inshore, seaward, shoreward.  "An onshore gale" , "Sheltered from seaward winds"
2.
On the edge of the land.






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"Onshore" Quotes from Famous Books



... late in the fall we were creeping up the Straits of Belle Isle in the only motor boat then in use there, our new toy broke down, and with a strong onshore wind we gradually drifted in toward the high cliffs. It was a heavy boat, and though we rowed our best we realized that we must soon be on the rocks, where a strong surf was breaking. So we lashed all our lines together and cast over our anchors, ...
— A Labrador Doctor - The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell • Wilfred Thomason Grenfell



Words linked to "Onshore" :   shoreward, terrestrial, inshore, offshore, seaward



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