Looking for the meaning of the word ONSHORE in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of ONSHORE with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Onshore
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒnˌʃɔː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
situated or occurring on land
Short Definition:situated or occurring on land
Examples:- an onshore oilfield
Word: Onshore
Speech Type: Adverb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒnˌʃɔː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
on land; ashore
Short Definition:on land
Examples:- they remained on shore for half an hour before they went upon the boats
- fewer cheap wells were drilled onshore
Variant Forms:
- on shore
Word: Onshore
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒnˌʃɔː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
transfer (a business or department that was moved overseas) back to the country from which it was originally relocated
Short Definition:transfer business operation back to original country
Examples:- the case study showed improvement in many key areas once the company decided to onshore its call centre activity
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