ashore

adverb

ə-ˈshȯr 

: on or to the shore

Examples of ashore in a Sentence

We docked our boat and went ashore to visit the island.

the seashells that wash ashore after a storm

Recent Examples on the Web

Survivors wheeled and circled above the wreckage for days, and injured birds straggling ashore were killed by Angelenos looking for a free meal. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Earlier this month, masked demonstrators blocked the port of Dover, in southeast England, and tried to stop a boatload of migrants being taken ashore in Portsmouth on the country’s south coast. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Not everyone goes ashore though, and there is no reason to feel guilty about it. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

All 93 people were taken ashore without incident and were handed over to the Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force for processing and deportation to Haiti, authorities said. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1536, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing ashore

• wash ashore

Rhymes for ashore

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore
• decor

Kids Definition

ashore

adverb

ə-ˈshō(ə)r 

-ˈshȯ(ə)r

: on or to the shore