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on ˈshore, ˈon-shore, advb. phr. (a.) Naut.
[f. on prep. + shore n. Cf. in shore.]
1. adv. phr. (on shore).
a. To or on to the shore; = ashore 1.
b. On the shore.
See on prep. and shore.
2. attrib. or adj. (ˈon-shore).
a. Directed or moving towards the shore.
1875Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vi. 217 Wind blowing a hard on-shore gale. 1882Nares Seamanship 258. 1932 Belloc Napoleon iii. 175 The..torrid day, whose heat was barely mitigated by an on-shore wind from the west. 1961B. Fergusson Watery Maze xiv. 342 The strong onshore wind had caused the tide to rise as much as half the hour ahead of almanac time.
b. Existing or occurring on the shore or on land.
1959Listener 5 Mar. 432/3 Glances at the on-shore life. 1973C. Callow Power from Sea ii. 67 There is a steadily growing interest in Britain's on-shore oil potential. 1974Daily Tel. 5 Jan. 19/2 By comparison with some of the 20 million tons a year North Sea finds it is a drop in the ocean but encouraging when measured against other onshore finds. 1975Offshore Sept. 97/1 The discovery of oil seeps along the western shore of Cook Inlet led to the drilling of several shallow onshore wells between 1900 and 1906. |