onshore

Example Sentences

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Estimates of Iran’s onshore capacity range widely from 57% to 90% full, meaning Tehran could hit the wall in days—or hold out for weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Overnight, smoke from the Santa Rosa Island and Sandy fires is expected to come onshore, settling over the coast with little wind to clear the air.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The researchers believe the seals are not simply resting onshore.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Enormous amounts of onshore wind and solar power had been deployed during the previous five years.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

On the train and onshore, all eyes shifted from the leaders to the eight white blades barely visible out in the middle of the river.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown