ashore
adverb /əˈʃɔːr/
/-ˈʃɔːr/ Definition
› towards or onto land from an area of water: We swam ashore. A few pieces of wood had washed ashore. Strong winds blew the ship ashore.Terms for location and direction used at sea
(Definition of ashore adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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