Meaning of ashore in English

(Definition of ashore from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of ashore from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of ashore

ashore
There is no landing place so no one went ashore.
They were cultured in a pump ashore site with a flow through seawater supply.
In the meantime the first barges had been unloaded and hauled ashore in preparation for being broken up for firewood.
However, she did not sink and was towed ashore and set on fire.
In the following summer, efforts to advance in the ships failed, and they settled in for a second winter ashore.
For five days, the ships waited for clear water, making repeated trips ashore for provender.
The steam launch they had brought was hauled ashore for the winter.
He had himself rowed ashore to one of the few rock outcrops on the otherwise glacier-blanketed island.
After several attempts at launching their boat, each resulting in it being hurled ashore half-full of water, they signalled the catcher.
A few went ashore, any had gone to bed at ten.
Her stern was pointing ashore with three men on the deck.
Sealers were put ashore in gangs and built makeshift shelters in which to live.
Between 1500 and 1640, spatial adverbs, such as ashore, aboard, home, and past, are found in addition.
Eventually the dinghy was got ashore and the whaleboat's painter was made fast on the beach.
The captain who was also infected was brought ashore died shortly as well.
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Translations of ashore

in Chinese (Traditional)
向岸,向陸地, 上岸,上陸地…
in Chinese (Simplified)
向岸,向陆地, 上岸,上陆地…
in Spanish
a tierra, tierra, hacia la orilla…
in Portuguese
em terra firme, em/à terra firme…
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岸へ(に), 陸上へ(に), 岸(きし)へ…
sahile, kıyıya doğru, kıyıda…
à terre…
a terra (ferma)…
aan land…
na břehu, na břeh…
i land, fra borde…
ke (di) pantai…
เทียบฝั่ง…
trên bờ…
na brzeg, do brzegu…
i land, på land…
pinggir pantai…
am/an das Ufer…
på land, i land, fra borde…
해안(강가, 호숫가 등)으로…
до берега, на берег…
a riva, a terra…
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