Definition of "ashore"

ashore

/əˈʃɔɹ/

adverb
not comparable
1. (nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard.
  Quotations
  I shall no more to sea, to sea, / Here shall I die ashore— […]
  1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act II, scene ii]
2. (nautical) On, or towards the shore.
  Quotations
  Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.
  1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act II, scene ii]