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onshore

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(än′s̸hôr′)

adjective

moving onto or toward the shore: an onshore breeze
situated or operating on land: an onshore patrol

adverb

toward the shore; landward

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adjective

Moving or directed toward the shore: an onshore wind.
Located on the shore: an onshore beacon; an onshore patrol.

adverb

Toward the shore: The wind shifted onshore.

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