onshore
adj. C1 Advanced US //ˈɑnˌʃɔɹ// UK //ˈɒnʃɔː// on·shore
adj. located on the land near the sea or a lake. You use this to describe things like wind farms or oil rigs that are built on the coast rather than in the ocean.
adj. situated on the land adjacent to a body of water, such as the sea or a lake. Often used to distinguish land-based infrastructure from offshore equivalents.
The company is building a new onshore wind farm.
While offshore drilling is expensive, onshore extraction is often more accessible for smaller energy firms.
The transition to renewable energy has seen a significant shift toward onshore wind and solar farms, which are generally easier to maintain and integrate into the existing national grid.
From on + shore.