onshore
adjective/ˈɒnʃɔː(r)/
/ˈɑːnʃɔːr/
[usually before noun]- on or towards land
- an onshore oil field
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- (of wind) blowing from the sea towards the land
- The height of tides is increased by onshore winds.
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