onshore
To relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same countryTo relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same country.
Recorded US: Speaker: Neøn Recorder: Neøn, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» It might be a good idea for you to stay onshore.
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2 languagesExamples
4 sentencesIt might be a good idea for you to stay onshore.
A cold onshore wind is blowing.
deEin kalter Wind weht vom Meer. — Esperantostern
Near the coast, onshore breezes keep even hot days tolerably cool.
deIn Küstennähe bleibt es durch den Wind vom Meer selbst an heißen Tagen erträglich kühl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
1 sensesTo relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same country.
Origin
From on + shore.From on + shore.
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Forms
onshores, onshoring, onshored, onshoredTenses
onshore · onshored · will onshore · have onshoredWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.