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Definition of ashore - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
locationon the land as opposed to onboard
- The crew spent the night ashore.
2.
movementtowards or onto land from the water
- The sailors rowed ashore after a long day.
Expressions with ashore
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move from water to land by waves or tide
The bottle washed ashore after the storm.
move from water onto land
The sailors come ashore after a long journey.
leave a boat or ship and step onto land
The passengers will go ashore at the next port.
arrive on land from a boat or ship
The passengers set ashore after the long voyage.
unload goods from a ship to the shore
They put ashore the cargo at dawn.
Origin of ashore
Old English, on (on) + shore (shore)
Terms with ashore included in their meaning
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shore
come ashore from a boat or other watercraft
nature
wood floating on water or washed ashore
ashore
run or brought ashore, often unintentionally
sailors
permission for sailors to go ashore
sailors
short period when a sailor is allowed ashore
naval
group from a ship organized for duties ashore
marine
skeleton of this urchin, often found washed ashore
technology
location where communication or power cables come ashore on land
Examples of ashore in a sentence
The passengers disembarked and went ashore for sightseeing. The rescue team swam ashore with the survivors. The fishermen brought their catch ashore at dawn.
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- French:à terre, vers la rive, ...
- German:an Land, ans Ufer, ...
- Italian:a terra, verso riva, ...
- Spanish:en tierra, a tierra, ...
- Portuguese:em terra, a terra, ...
- Chinese:岸上, 靠岸, ...
- Japanese:陸上で, 岸に, ...
- Arabic:عَلَى البَرّ, نَحْوَ الشَّاطِئ, ...
- Hebrew:לַחוֹף, אֶל הַחוֹף, ...
- Russian:на берегу, ...
- Ukrainian:на березі, до берега, ...
- Hindi:किनारे पर, किनारे की ओर, ...
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