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Definition of Ashore
1. Adverb. Towards the shore from the water. "We invited them ashore"
Definition of Ashore
1. adv. On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed to aboard or afloat.
Definition of Ashore
1. Adverb. (nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard ¹
2. Adverb. (nautical) On, or towards the shore ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ashore
1. toward or on the shore [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ashore
Literary usage of Ashore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative by Richard Henry Dana (1911)
"This was the brig which was driven ashore at San Pedro in a southeaster, and had
been lying at San Diego to repair and take in her cargo. ..."
2. Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1868)
"Within forty-eight hours, 300 bodies were washed ashore, recovered, and buried.
They presented a fearful spectacle, from the fact that they had been ..."
3. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer, William Morris (1887)
"... AND SWIMS ashore THERE. NOW Dawn arose from her bed and the great Tithonus'
side To bear the light to the Deathless and to mortals far and wide > But ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"Besides, you may force her ashore, where the falling freshet in the Roanoke River
will leave her. I have the honor to be, Sir, Very respectfully, yours, 8. ..."
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