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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The film anecdote rates more frequent airing considering President Trump’s executive order that halts new leases for onshore and offshore wind energy projects.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Orsted, the company that owns the Plum Creek Project, operates onshore and offshore wind energy projects along with solar energy projects.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
The wind industry has been particularly hard hit, with Mr. Trump halting permits for onshore and offshore wind development.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Windpower is becoming less popular, both onshore and offshore projects struggled in 2024, showing the fourth straight year of declining additions.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Orsted, the company that owns the Plum Creek Project, operates onshore and offshore wind energy projects along with solar energy projects.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
The wind industry has been particularly hard hit, with Mr. Trump halting permits for onshore and offshore wind development.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Windpower is becoming less popular, both onshore and offshore projects struggled in 2024, showing the fourth straight year of declining additions.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Onshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onshore. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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