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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"
Verb: onshore  'ón'shor
  1. 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