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ashore

[ uh-shawr, uh-shohr ]

adverb

  1. to the shore; onto the shore:

    The schooner was driven ashore.

  2. on the shore; on land rather than at sea or on the water:

    The captain has been ashore for two hours.



ashore

/ É™ËˆÊƒÉ”Ë /

adverb

  1. towards or onto land from the water

    we swam ashore

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. on land, having come from the water

    a day ashore before sailing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ashore1

First recorded in 1580–90; a- 1 + shore 1
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Shevitz dived into the water himself and attached the front of the submerged vehicle to a tow truck that hauled it ashore.

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The chief executive of the Port of Grimsby earlier said that 32 people had been brought ashore.

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My sister took the lead and spoke to the distressed woman - who appeared to be in her late 40s - to try and persuade her to come ashore.

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The public should not touch, approach or try to collect any of the debris that may wash ashore, Navy officials said.

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Over the weekend, a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler State Beach, prompting an outpouring of grief from marine mammal lovers and leaving an important question etched into the sand — what killed her?

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