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ashore

[ uh-shawr, uh-shohr ]

adverb

  1. to the shore; onto the shore:

    The schooner was driven ashore.

  2. on the shore; on land rather than at sea or on the water:

    The captain has been ashore for two hours.



ashore

/ əˈʃɔː /

adverb

  1. towards or onto land from the water

    we swam ashore

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. on land, having come from the water

    a day ashore before sailing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ashore1

First recorded in 1580–90; a- 1 + shore 1
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Example Sentences

With the Lombardi Trophy safely ashore, they crowded onto a stage to dance.

Wind is easy to bring ashore to the 8 million people in the Big Apple.

The crew of the Donaldson came ashore expecting to find the five explorers.

From Ozy

Galloway is trailing, but if there’s a blue wave coming, she could be washed ashore as a surprise winner.

From Ozy

Researchers say that the true death toll is likely far larger since most whales struck by ships sink to the bottom of the ocean rather than wash ashore.

On June 6, 1944, the greatest amphibious force ever assembled began to fight its way ashore.

"U.S.," he said next, pointing to where we stood, shaking his head to indicate that he wouldn't step ashore.

My novel starts in New Salem, as Lincoln is washed ashore as a young man who has yet to define himself.

Here he is describing the state of the body when it is hauled ashore: “Its humanity had been lost to the ravages of nature.”

Edward had crossed the Channel to put an army ashore in Flanders.

This vessel, loaded with supplies, went ashore and was lost; and one hundred and twenty Japanese and three Dutchmen were drowned.

He has been ashore at Kum Kale and reports violent fighting and, for the time being, victory.

A few moments afterward he was seen dragging his own trunk ashore, while Mr. Hitchcock finished his story on the boiler deck.

I was right, so it seems, about getting ashore before the enemy could see to shoot out to sea.

There were machine guns here which wiped out the landing parties whenever they tried to get ashore North of the present line.

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