English dictionary

ashore

/@/'/S//oU/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adverb

towards the shore from the water

adv.all

Examples
We invited them ashore.

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>aboard</i> or <i>afloat</i>.

adverb

Source: webster1913