ashore

adverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//əˈʃɔː//
United States//əˈʃɔɹ//
//əˈʃo(ː)ɹ//
//əˈʃoə//

On the land as opposed to onboard.

adverb

1
On the land as opposed to onboard.
I shall no more to sea, to sea, / Here shall I die ashore—[…]
2
On, or towards the shore.
The canoe sailed ashore.
Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.
Driven ashore by a violent storm that we barely survived, Mike and I camp (below) at Aston Bay on Somerset Island.

Etymology

From a- + shore; see also onshore.

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ashore · On the land as opposed to onboard.

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