Adjective: onshore 'ón'shor
- (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
"an onshore gale";
- inshore, shoreward
- On the edge of the land
"an onshore lighthouse"
- Relocate a business activity to the home country from abroad
"Due to rising overseas labour costs, the firm decided to onshore its production facilities";
- reshore
Derived forms: onshored, onshores, onshoring
See also: terrestrial
Antonym: offshore
Encyclopedia: Onshore