onshore

Adjective

• (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
  • "an onshore gale"

Adjective Satellite

• on the edge of the land
  • "an onshore lighthouse"

Adverb

• Towards or on the shore from the sea.
• on or toward the land
  • "they were living onshore"

Adj

• Moving from the sea towards the land.
• Positioned on or near the shore.
• Within the country; not overseas.

Adv

• From the sea towards the land.

Verb

• To relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same country.

Examples

• an onshore breeze
• The Scrabble board felt like a beach, with words drifting onshore.

Synonyms

inshore, seaward, shoreward

Antonyms

offshore

Related Words

noshore, offshore

Anagrams of onshore