onshore

English

adj
Definitions
  • moving from the sea towards the land: an onshore breeze
  • positioned on or near the shore
  • Within the country; not overseas.

Etymology

Compound from English on (suffix for ketones, preposition) + English shore (prop, coast).

Origin

English

shore

Gloss

prop, coast

Concept
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The physical world

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