Definition of ashore

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Ashore (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.

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Row :: Row (v. t.) To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge..
Saltwort :: Saltwort (n.) A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort..
Drift :: Drift (v. i.) To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east..
Seashore :: Seashore (n.) All the ground between the ordinary highwater and low-water marks.
Longshore :: Longshore (a.) Belonging to the seashore or a seaport; along and on the shore.
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (n.) The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves..
Samphire :: Samphire (n.) A seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies.
Obtain :: Obtain (v. i.) To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer..
Seine :: Seine (n.) A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses the fish..
Seaboard :: Seaboard (n.) The seashore; seacoast.
Sea Milkwort :: Sea milkwort () A low, fleshy perennial herb (Glaux maritima) found along northern seashores..
Sea Holly :: Sea holly () An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See Eryngium.
Sea Bank :: Sea bank () The seashore.
Barilla :: Barilla (n.) Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp..
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore..
Amber :: Amber (n.) A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric..
Maroon :: Maroon (v. t.) To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
Shipwreck :: Shipwreck (v. t.) To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest..
Disembark :: Disembark (v. i.) To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a ship; to debark.
Inland :: Inland (a.) Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea; as, inland transportation, commerce, navigation, etc..
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