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onshore
[on-shawr, -shohr, awn-]
adverb
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water.
a breeze blowing onshore.
in or on a body of water, close to or parallel with the shore.
to sail a boat onshore.
on land, especially within the area adjoining a port; ashore.
to land and shop onshore.
adjective
moving or proceeding toward shore or onto land from a body of water.
an onshore breeze.
located on or close to the shore.
an onshore lighthouse; an onshore buoy.
done or taking place on land.
onshore liberty for the crew.
verb (used with or without object)
onshore
/ ˈɒˈʃɔː /
adjective
towards the land
an onshore gale
on land; not at sea
Other 51Թ Forms
- onshoring noun
Example Sentences
The biggest reduction came from the electricity sector which has been shifting to renewables, principally onshore and offshore wind.
The company said the oil is being sent to the onshore Las Flores Canyon processing facility for storage, but was clear that full use of the onshore pipelines had yet to begin.
May gray is fueled by onshore breezes that push the layer of cool moist air that hangs above the Pacific Ocean further inland, creating persistent cloud cover.
That oil is being sent to the onshore Las Flores Canyon processing facility, and will be stored there until full operations can restart.
For the oil and gas sector, a further sign of its decline - both long-term and cyclical - is in 250 onshore Aberdeen jobs being axed by Harbour Energy, now one of the biggest operators.
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