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ashore

[ UK /ɐʃˈɔː/ ]
[ US /əˈʃɔɹ/ ]
ADVERB
  1. towards the shore from the water
    we invited them ashore

How To Use ashore In A Sentence

  • Redwing ordered them to lower the anchor, and they got into the jolly boats and went ashore.
  • It proved necessary to row ashore in a small dinghy, plunging through the hot spray past a Turkish battleship that had been moored for so long that the coral had grown up around it, immobilising it forever.
  • Experts warn overdevelopment is threatening the golden seashores in Hainan island, the popular sub-tropical tourist destination.
  • I used to indulge in lonely debauches, on nights when I knew my crew was going to sleep ashore. Chapter 11
  • Possession of these books allowed British ships or personnel placed ashore to read the signals being relayed by the semaphore stations, which frequently included operational tasking to French fleet units.
  • And ... that's all; I put my eggs ashore from the boat at Dawson. THE ONE THOUSAND DOZEN
  • Right after we came ashore, we felt the sticky, humid air of the land hit our faces.
  • Many of the men crawl towards the rails, ready to jump into the water to swim ashore.
  • Adult females may simply show a higher degree of fidelity to specific areas than males when they come ashore to fast during the open water season.
  • The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. Vincent van Gogh 
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