1
: coming or moving from the water toward or onto the shore
an onshore wind
2
a
: situated on or near the shore as distinguished from being in deep or open water
b
: situated on land
3
: domestic sense 2
onshore markets
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Historic data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed that about 504 billion cubic feet of onshore dry natural gas have been produced from the basin since the late 1970s.
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Hybrid outsourcing is an approach that combines local leadership and onshore project management with access to cost-effective offshore talent pools.
—Vidya Plainfield, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The President's push to onshore jobs here in the United States is working.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
His message shows how a big onshore U.S. renewables player is navigating a White House that's hostile to wind and a Congress weighing the fate of clean power tax credits in budget talks.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Hybrid outsourcing is an approach that combines local leadership and onshore project management with access to cost-effective offshore talent pools.
—Vidya Plainfield, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The President's push to onshore jobs here in the United States is working.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
His message shows how a big onshore U.S. renewables player is navigating a White House that's hostile to wind and a Congress weighing the fate of clean power tax credits in budget talks.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Onshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onshore. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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onshore
adjective
on·shore
ˈȯn-ˌshō(ə)r 
ˈän-,
-ˌshȯ(ə)r
1
: moving toward the shore
onshore winds
2
: situated on land
onshore oil refinery
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