ashore

adverb

ə-ˈshȯr How to pronounce ashore (audio)
: on or to the shore

Examples of ashore in a Sentence

We docked our boat and went ashore to visit the island. the seashells that wash ashore after a storm
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Cyclone Arnab roared ashore Wednesday in eastern India with powerful winds and heavy rain, killing three people and inundating roughly 200,000 acres of cropland, according to authorities. — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 This brings tropical storm strength gusts to South Florida on Sunday and Monday and shoves more water ashore. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 The flooding is just the latest from two months of on-and-off heavy rain caused by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Tropical systems coming ashore from the Pacific were the cause, forecasters said. — Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ashore

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1536, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ashore was circa 1536

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a shock to the/someone's system
ashore
a shot across the/someone's bow(s)
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ashore

adverb
ə-ˈshō(ə)r How to pronounce ashore (audio)
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: on or to the shore
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