different between ashore vs inland

English

Etymology

a- +? shore; see also onshore

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger)IPA^(key): /???o(?)?/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /???o?/
• Homophone: assure (accents with the pour–poor merger)
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Adverb

ashore (not comparable)

1. (nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard.
   • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II scene ii^[1]:

     I shall no more to sea, to sea, / Here shall I die ashore— […]

2. (nautical) On, or towards the shore.
   • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II scene ii:

     Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.

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.

Derived terms

• hangashore

Synonyms

• aland

Translations

Anagrams

• ahorse, hearos, hoarse, shoare

Middle English

Etymology

From a- (“on”) +? shore (“a prop; support”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a????r?/

Adverb

ash?re

1. aslant, on a slant

Derived terms

• setten ashore

References

• “ash?re, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

English

Etymology

From Middle English inland, inlond, from Old English inland, equivalent to in- +? land. Compare West Frisian ynlân (“inland”), German Inland (“inland”), Danish indland (“inland”), Swedish inland (“inland”), Norwegian innland (“inland”). Compare also Dutch binnenland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nl?nd/

Adjective

inland (comparative more inland, superlative most inland)

1. Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
2. Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea

3. Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign.

Translations

Noun

inland (plural inlands)

1. The interior part of a country.

Derived terms

• inlander
• inlandish

Translations

Adverb

inland (comparative more inland, superlative most inland)

1. Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.

   • The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. Sharon Turner.

Translations

Anagrams

• Landin, Niland, landin'