Complete Definition of "ashore"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-ashore.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)

Adverb
ashore

  1. nautical On the land as opposed to onboard
  2. nautical On, or towards the shore

#*Note: A ships runs ashore onto a beach, but runs aground on a reef or undersea rock.

Related terms
shore

Translations
trans-top|on the land
Finnish: maa|maissa
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (rikuj�)
trans-bottom

trans-top|towards the shore
Finnish: ranta|rantaan
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (j�riku)
trans-bottom

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