onshore

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
  2. adjective on the edge of the land
  3. adverb on or toward the land

Etymology

From on + shore.

Synonyms

inshore, seaward, shoreward

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