ashore

== English == === Etymology === From a- +‎ shore; see also onshore. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈʃɔː/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈʃɔɹ/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /əˈʃo(ː)ɹ/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /əˈʃoə/ Homophone: assure (pour–poor merger) Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) === Adverb === ashore (not comparable) (nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard. (nautical) On, or towards the shore. ==== Usage notes ==== When a ship collides with the shore it is said to have run ashore; when a ship collides with a submerged object, such as a reef or sandbar, it is said to have run aground. ==== Synonyms ==== aland ==== Derived terms ==== hangashore ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Hoares, ahorse, hearos, hoarse, shoare == Middle English == === Etymology === From a- (“on”) +‎ shore (“a prop; support”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈʃɔːrə/ === Adverb === ashōre aslant, on a slant ==== Derived terms ==== setten ashore ==== References ==== “ashōre, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.