1
: coming or moving from the water toward or onto the shore
an onshore wind
2
a
: situated on or near the shore as distinguished from being in deep or open water
b
: situated on land
3
: domestic sense 2
onshore markets
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In Bermuda, a dangerous storm surge is expected to produce coastal flooding in areas of onshore winds.
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Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Coastal flooding is also possible from Florida’s Space Coast to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where onshore winds could push water 1 to 2 feet above normally dry ground at high tide.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Walid Sinno, founder and CEO of Dutch startup C-Questra, which is developing one of Europe’s first onshore CO2 storage hubs, told IE that while the continent has excellent geological potential, policy has largely sidelined it.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
By Sunday morning, onshore cloud cover had already blanketed much of the Sacramento Valley and western Sierra, as shown in satellite images shared by the weather service.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Coastal flooding is also possible from Florida’s Space Coast to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where onshore winds could push water 1 to 2 feet above normally dry ground at high tide.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Walid Sinno, founder and CEO of Dutch startup C-Questra, which is developing one of Europe’s first onshore CO2 storage hubs, told IE that while the continent has excellent geological potential, policy has largely sidelined it.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
By Sunday morning, onshore cloud cover had already blanketed much of the Sacramento Valley and western Sierra, as shown in satellite images shared by the weather service.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Onshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onshore. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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onshore
adjective
on·shore
ˈȯn-ˌshō(ə)r 
ˈän-,
-ˌshȯ(ə)r
1
: moving toward the shore
onshore winds
2
: situated on land
onshore oil refinery
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