Onshore

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  onshore \onshore\ adj.
     coming from the sea toward the land; -- of winds and weather;
     as, an onshore gale. Opposed to {offshore}.
  
     Syn: inshore, seaward.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. On the edge of the land; near the shoreline; as, an
        onshore lighthouse.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  onshore
       adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore
              breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds" [syn: {inshore},
               {seaward}] [ant: {offshore}]
       2: on the edge of the land; "an onshore lighthouse"
       adv : on or toward the land; "they were living onshore" [ant: {offshore}]