Also spelled asho
adv
Freq #8461
Meanings
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1
adv
towards the shore from the water
We invited them ashore.
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2
adv
On the land as opposed to onboard.
I shall no more to sea, to sea, / Here shall I die ashore—[…].
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3
adv
On, or towards the shore.
The canoe sailed ashore.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
3
adv
· on, or towards the shore.
aland
Etymology
From a- + shore; see also onshore.