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ashore

[ uh-shawr, uh-shohr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

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

ashore

/ əˈʃɔː /

adverb

towards or onto land from the water
we swam ashore

adjective

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ashore¹

First recorded in 1580–90; a- ¹ + shore ¹

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Last week, a dead gray whale was also found washed ashore on Huntington Beach.

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A dead 50-foot gray whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach on Friday, according to officials with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.

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But residents need not fear the detritus, which is composed of fine ash that swirled together with sand and washed ashore, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced.

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Shevitz dived into the water himself and attached the front of the submerged vehicle to a tow truck that hauled it ashore.

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The chief executive of the Port of Grimsby earlier said that 32 people had been brought ashore.

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