adj
Meaning 1
Moving from the sea towards the land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- an onshore breeze
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
onshore
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Eastern-New-England, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒnʃɔː/
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ŏn Southern US, Midland US, Philadelphia, Baltimore
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/ˈɔnʃoɹ/ Southern US, Midland US, Philadelphia, Baltimore
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Northern-US, cot-caught-merger: /ˈɑnʃoɹ/
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Canada: [ˈɒːnʃoɹ ~ ˈɔːnʃoɹ]
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Australian: /ˈɔnʃoː/
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CMU ARPABET: AA1 N SH AO2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Positioned on or near the shore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Within the country; not overseas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 4
From the sea towards the land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: management
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 6
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an inshore breeze
- an onshore gale
- sheltered from seaward winds
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inshore, seaward, shoreward
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
on the edge of the land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an onshore lighthouse
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 8
on or toward the land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they were living onshore
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: offshore
History
Etymology
From on + shore.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ulkoistaa saman maan sisälle — Translations
- French: relocaliser — Translations
- Polish: przenosić — Translations
- Polish: przenieść — Translations
Real reading context