onshore

«onshore» in Mova's school dictionary: On the land, not at sea, as in "onshore wind farms" — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (onshore); adverb (onshore)

meaning for a pupil

1) On the land, not at sea, as in "onshore wind farms". tree →

2) (of wind) Blowing from the sea towards the land. tree →

3) (money, business) Inside a country rather than abroad. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in geography and science (onshore and offshore wind; an onshore breeze on a sunny afternoon at the beach), in energy (onshore wind turbines on hills) and in surfing reports (onshore wind makes waves messy). Phrases: "onshore wind", "come onshore".

examples

• Onshore wind farms are built on land. tree →
• An onshore breeze blew in from the sea in the afternoon. tree →
• The oil was brought onshore by pipeline. tree →
• Surfers don't like an onshore wind because it spoils the waves. tree →
• The storm moved onshore and caused flooding. tree →
• In geography we compared onshore and offshore wind energy. tree →

note

One word. Opposite: "offshore" (out at sea, or from the land towards the sea). Trap: an "onshore wind" blows TO the land, an "offshore wind" blows FROM the land.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «onshore» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.