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Ashore vs Onshore - What's the difference?

ashore | onshore |

As adverbs the difference between ashore and onshore

is that ashore is on the land as opposed to onboard while onshore is from the sea towards the land.

As an adjective onshore is

moving from the sea towards the land.

As a verb onshore is

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

ashore

English

Adverb

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  • (nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard
  • (nautical) On, or towards the shore

    • Usage notes

    * When a ship collides with the shore it is said to have run ashore''; when a ship collides with a submerged object, such as a reef or sandbar, it is said to have ''run aground .

    Derived terms

    * hangashore

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    onshore

    English

    Alternative forms

    * on-shore

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • moving from the sea towards the land
  • positioned on or near the shore

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • from the sea towards the land

    • Verb

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

    • See also

    * noshore * offshore

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