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Definition of ashore adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ashore

adverb
 
/əˈʃɔː(r)/
 
/əˈʃɔːr/
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  1. towards, onto or on land, having come from an area of water such as the sea or a river
    • to come/go ashore
    • A dead dolphin was found washed ashore on the beach.
    • The cruise included several days ashore.
    • natural gas brought ashore by pipelines
    Topics Transport by waterc2, Geographyc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAshore is used with these verbs:
    • swim
    • wade
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