onshore
onshore
Definition
on·shore (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
onshore
Synonyms
onshore
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- windfarms: Does renewable energy have to be from onshore windfarms?
- windfarm: Aberystwyth, Wales The onshore windfarm at Cefn Cross was opened in June 2005.
- breeze: Right next to the beach, cooled by an onshore breeze.
- wind: Following any onshore winds the cod shoals move inshore to feed heavily on any food loosened by the crashing waves.
- turbine: Over an operating lifetime of 20 years, an onshore turbine is expected to recover over 80 times the input energy required.
- pipeline: The level of pressure in the pipeline will be three times the typical international standards set for onshore pipelines.
Used with adjective complement
- preserve: Contains macrofossil evidence for Lower Jurassic strata much younger than those preserved onshore.
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