ashore
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ashore
- /əˈʃɔː/ UK
- /əˈʃɔɹ/ US
- /əˈʃo(ː)ɹ/
- /əˈʃoə/
Sounds like assure (pour–poor merger) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From a- + shore; see also onshore.
adverb
- On the land as opposed to onboard. I shall no more to sea, to sea, / Here shall I die ashore—[…]
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On, or towards the shore.
The canoe sailed ashore.
Similar: aland
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: on land, onto land, onshore, shore, land, down, offshore, getting, landward, landwards, shoreward, shorewards, inshore, landside, foreshore, seaside
Translations
Talk about this word "ashore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ashore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ashore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ashore "ashore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ashore.Cite this
@misc{ashore_2026,
title = {ashore},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ashore},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
