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Definition of Onshore
1. Adjective. (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land. "Sheltered from seaward winds"
2. Adverb. On or toward the land. "They were living onshore"
3. Adjective. On the edge of the land. "An onshore lighthouse"
Definition of Onshore
1. Adjective. moving from the sea towards the land ¹
2. Adjective. positioned on or near the shore ¹
3. Adverb. from the sea towards the land ¹
4. Verb. (management) To relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same country. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Onshore
1. toward the shore [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Onshore
Literary usage of Onshore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Angola: Towards an Energy Strategy by International Energy Agency (2006)
"onshore Development of Angola's onshore resources began in 195 5 when a concession
contract production was awarded to Petrofina. Operations in the Kwanza ..."
2. World Energy Investment Outlook: 2003 Insights by International Energy Agency (2003)
"... especially in ultra-deep water (more than 1500 metres), are believed to be
nearly as large as undiscovered onshore reserves (Figure 4.6). ..."
3. Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Denmark 2006 review by International Energy Agency (2006)
"Figure Capital and Full Generation Costs for onshore Wind Turbines, EUR/kW 1983
to 2020 EUR/MWh 1983 1988 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from by Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, Alexander Chalmers (1824)
"One of the divisions of plants, from Hie roughness of their leant. ASHO'RE. ad.
onshore .... onshore ..."
5. Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States by Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Meeting (1806)
"Setting foot on land for the first time in two years, they at last obtained a
little rest, on Bennett Island, where poor Jack's wail was, "onshore with two ..."
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