inshore

[ in-shawr, -shohr ]

/ ˈɪnˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr /

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adjective

close or closer to the shore.

lying near the shore; operating or carried on close to the shore: inshore fishing.

adverb

toward the shore: They went closer inshore.

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Origin of inshore

First recorded in 1695–1705; in-¹ + shore¹

Words nearby inshore

in seventh heaven, inseverable, inshallah, in shape, insheathe, inshore, in short, in short order, in short supply, inshrine, inside

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How to use inshore in a sentence

Captain Dave offers half- and full-day inshore excursions to land speckled trout and red snapper year-round and flounder, triple tail, and tarpon seasonally.
How to Spend 72 Hours in the Golden Isles|mmiranda|August 1, 2022|Outside Online
Vanishing coastal marshes have been a huge issue in recent years, and some areas where shoreline marsh bordered open inshore waters has receded miles from its original location.
Hurricanes have cost Louisiana fisheries at least half a billion dollars since 2020|Bob McNally/Outdoor Life|January 21, 2022|Popular-Science
Our shrimp are mostly sweet because they come from inshore where the waters of the Mississippi meet the waters of the Gulf.
Four Things You Didn't Know About Shrimp|Jane Frye|June 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
“I can take one of you,” answered Tom, pointing the canoe inshore with a turn of his paddle.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith

When it was daylight, here was the clear Ohio water inshore, sure enough, and outside was the old regular Muddy!
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
We could see that the set of the current below ran close inshore, although doubtless the water there was very deep.
The Way of a Man|Emerson Hough
The inshore squadron was gradually increased till it numbered ten sail-of-the-line.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
As we came inshore, the main body of the archipelago was found to be separated by a mile and a half from the mainland.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for inshore

inshore

/ (ˈɪnˈʃɔː) /

adjective

in or on the water, but close to the shoreinshore weather

adverb, adjective

towards the shore from the wateran inshore wind; we swam inshore

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Origin of inshore

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