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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land;
- Example: "an inshore breeze"
- Example: "an onshore gale"
- Example: "sheltered from seaward winds"
[syn: inshore, onshore, seaward, shoreward]

2. on the edge of the land;
- Example: "an onshore lighthouse"


ADVERB (1)

1. on or toward the land;
- Example: "they were living onshore"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

onshore \onshore\ adj.
   coming from the sea toward the land; -- of winds and weather;
   as, an onshore gale. Opposed to offshore.

   Syn: inshore, seaward.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. On the edge of the land; near the shoreline; as, an
      onshore lighthouse.
      [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

onshore
    adv 1: on or toward the land; "they were living onshore" [ant:
           offshore]
    adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an
           inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from
           seaward winds" [syn: inshore, onshore, seaward,
           shoreward] [ant: offshore, seaward]
    2: on the edge of the land; "an onshore lighthouse"