ashore

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1. to the shore; onto the shore: The schooner was driven ashore.
2. on the shore; on land rather than at sea or on the water: The captain has been ashore for two hours.

adverb

1. towards or onto land from the waterwe swam ashore

adjective, adverb (postpositive)

2. on land, having come from the watera day ashore before sailing

adv.

1580s, “toward the shore,” from a- (1) + shore (n.). Meaning “on the shore” is from 1630s. Middle English had ashore (late 15c.), but it meant “on a slant,” literally “propped up,” from shore (v.).

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