onshore

Example Sentences

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A lack of meaningful onshore wind flow means the heat will persist for several days — and that people will not be able to find much relief from toasty temperatures along the coastline.

From Los Angeles Times

On several occasions the Australian navy has turned back refugee boats off the coast of Indonesia, to the point of driving them back onshore.

From Salon

Iran’s oil fields are located largely onshore in the country’s southwest and offshore in the northern Persian Gulf.

From Barron's

Whenever the big ice floes drifted down from the north and crashed onshore, making thunderous sounds, he would tremble and turn pale.

From Literature

In its manifesto, Reform also said it wants to ban more onshore wind farms, claiming Wales has reached "saturation point".

From BBC