Terms for location & direction used at sea (Definition of onshore from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

The meaning of ONSHORE is coming or moving from the water toward or onto the shore. How to use onshore in a sentence.

Onshore means happening or moving towards the land. The onshore wind blew steadily past him. Onshore is also an adverb. There was a bit of a wind and it was blowing onshore.

Definition of onshore adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Moving or directed toward the shore: an onshore wind. 2. Located on the shore: an onshore beacon; an onshore patrol.

moving or proceeding toward shore or onto land from a body of water: an onshore breeze. located on or close to the shore: an onshore lighthouse; an onshore buoy.

ONSHORE definition: onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water. See examples of onshore used in a sentence.

May 18, 2025 · onshore (comparative more onshore, superlative most onshore) From the sea towards the land. quotations

Britannica Dictionary definition of ONSHORE 1 : moving from an ocean, lake, etc., toward land onshore winds 2 : on land an onshore oil field

onshore meaning, definition, what is onshore: on the land, not in the sea: Learn more.