onshore

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

onshore
    adv 1: on or toward the land; "they were living onshore" [ant:
           {offshore}]
    adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an
           inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from
           seaward winds" [syn: {inshore}, {onshore}, {seaward},
           {shoreward}] [ant: {offshore}, {seaward}]
    2: on the edge of the land; "an onshore lighthouse"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

onshore \onshore\ adj.
   coming from the sea toward the land; -- of winds and weather;
   as, an onshore gale. Opposed to {offshore}.

   Syn: inshore, seaward.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. On the edge of the land; near the shoreline; as, an
      onshore lighthouse.
      [WordNet 1.5]

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