Onshore

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  • adjective. Moving or directed toward the shore.
  • adjective. Located on the shore.
  • adverb. Toward the shore.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Toward the land: as, the wind blew onshore.
  • Being on or moving toward the land: as, an onshore wind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. coming from the sea toward the land; -- of winds and weather. Opposed to offshore.
  • adjective. On the edge of the land; near the shoreline.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. moving from the sea towards the land
  • adjective. positioned on or near the shore
  • adverb. from the sea towards the land
  • verb. To relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same country.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
  • adjective. on the edge of the land
  • adverb. on or toward the land
  • Word Usage
    "Because the winds aren't that strong overall but the good news is we'll start to see this begin to pull out a little bit by tomorrow and we'll get more what we call the onshore flow when the winds come in off the ocean and so of course that brings in some more moisture and higher humidity."
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    noshore  offshore  
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    inshore  seaward