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onshore
(on|shore)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɒnʃɔː/
adjective
&
adverb
situated or occurring on land (often used in relation to the oil and gas industry):
[
as adjective
]
:
an onshore oilfield
(especially of the wind) from the sea towards the land:
a slight onshore breeze
[
as adverb
]
:
we moved onshore
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