ashore

UK: /əˈʃɔː^r/ US: /əˈʃɔr/ ,(ə shôr′, ə shōr′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•shore /əˈʃɔr/   adv. 

1. Naval Terms to or onto the shore:
   She swam ashore from the raft.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

a•shore  (ə shôr′, ə shōr′), adv. 

1. Naval Terms to the shore;
   onto the shore:
   The schooner was driven ashore.
2. Naval Terms on the shore;
   on land rather than at sea or on the water:
   The captain has been ashore for two hours.

• a-¹ + shore¹ 1580–90

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ashore / əˈʃɔː/ adverb

1. towards or onto land from the water

adjective , adverb (postpositive)

1. on land, having come from the water: a day ashore before sailing