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Adjective: onshore  'ón'shor
  1. (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
    "an onshore gale";
    - inshore, shoreward
     
  2. On the edge of the land
    "an onshore lighthouse"
Adverb: onshore  'ón'shor
  1. On or toward the land
    "they were living onshore"

See also: terrestrial

Antonym: offshore, seaward

Encyclopedia: Onshore