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onshore

[on-shawr, -shohr, awn-] / ˈɒnˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɔn- /
ADJECTIVE
coastal
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The RBI said Friday that dealers should ensure their net open rupee positions in the onshore deliverable market is capped at $100 million at the end of each business day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The 120-mile stretch of pipeline last operated in 2015, when 142,000 gallons of crude oil spilled onshore on a beach in Santa Barbara Country.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

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 • Mar. 12, 2026

Footage shows the official arriving onshore in an inflatable small boat and handing over the eviction notice to Mandarin at a make-shift camp.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Warm as it was onshore, a moderately stiff north breeze had sprung up out in midlake, and they would be rowing directly into it.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown