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onshore
adjective
adverb
On the edge of the land
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adjective
On the edge of the land
“An onshore lighthouse”
adjective
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
“An inshore breeze”
adverb
On or toward the land
“They were living onshore”
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An onshore lighthouse
An inshore breeze
An onshore gale
They were living onshore
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