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What does ashore mean?

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Adverb
  1. (nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard.
  2. (nautical) On, or towards the shore.
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Several dead beluga whales washed ashore recently in Alaska after dozens were temporarily stranded on mud flats during low tide.
The deaths were often blamed on the victims' lack of alertness for the large waves that occasionally washed ashore.
Pregnant turtles, too petrified by the commotion to wade ashore at night, are being forced to lay their eggs in the sea, where they cannot hatch.
Michael, who had been the youngest adjutant in the army, came ashore one day later with the 7th Battalion of the Black Watch.
Flotsam and jetsam drifted from the yacht, some having already washed ashore.
We go ashore by dinghy at a pretty stone jetty surrounded by dense trees and rhododendron bushes.

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