Used in a Sentence

onshore

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for onshore.

Editorial note

In the Netherlands at least, onshore is far bigger than offshore: roughly 90% by capacity, 85% by production.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Within the country; not overseas.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of onshore gathered in one view.

adjective

Within the country; not overseas.

adjective

Positioned on or near the shore.

adjective

Moving from the sea towards the land.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for onshore.

adjective

Within the country; not overseas.

adjective

Positioned on or near the shore.

adjective

Moving from the sea towards the land.

Example sentences

1

In the Netherlands at least, onshore is far bigger than offshore: roughly 90% by capacity, 85% by production.

2

California has only four really good onshore sites, all of which have large wind farms in operation.

3

That's more than the cost of onshore wind (about 7c or so, differs per country).

4

California has four good onshore wind sites, and all have big wind farms already.

5

If you bring them from offshore to onshore their productivity does go up some.

6

If suddenly you’re country is seeing more onshore winds, you’ll be seeing more drought.

7

Yes, these problems do exist, but they also exist in unmotived onshore workers.

8

Not sure if we will go the Cayman Islands route, or open an office onshore and hire local talent there.

9

And it's not like a nuclear plant is cheap (oh boy is it not), nuisance-free (you can still use an onshore windfarm's land for e.g.

10

With oil at $50/bbl and offshore being more expensive than onshore, you can be sure that there are jack up rigs (the kind you want) available.

11

But you could run it on a combination of onshore wind, offshore wind, distributed solar, utility solar, and energy storage (ie Tesla's Utility Storage solution).

12

I mean that to continue their strategy they will need to onshore the money, at which point it will be taxed, at which point it looks far less viable in the long term.

Quote examples

1

"Bar codes on pet food in some European countries enable far-flung consumers to track Thai-exported seafood to its onshore processing facilities, where it was canned or otherwise packaged." I'd be one of those far-flung consumers if I was given the choice?

2

, which states "Analysis of site-specific performance reveals that the average normalised load factor of new UK onshore wind farms at age 1 (the peak year of operation) declined significantly from 2000 to 2011" indicating that they may wear out more on the order of ten years.

Proper noun examples

1

Onshore wind has experienced a considerable decline both in the cost of the turbine and O&M...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use onshore in a sentence?

In the Netherlands at least, onshore is far bigger than offshore: roughly 90% by capacity, 85% by production.

What does onshore mean?

Within the country; not overseas.

What part of speech is onshore?

onshore is commonly used as adjective, adverb.