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inshore - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'inshore' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inshore [ a.]
- Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore fisheries; inshore currents.
2 . Inshore [ adv.]
- Towards the shore; as, the boat was headed inshore.

Meaning of 'inshore' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inshore [ a]
Meaning (1):
- (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
Example in sentence:
  • an inshore breeze;
  • an onshore gale
2 . inshore [ r]
Meaning (2):
- toward the shore
Example in sentence:
  • we swam two miles inshore
3 . inshore [ s]
Meaning (3):
- close to a shore
Example in sentence:
  • inshore fisheries