adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of inshore
Example Sentences
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Three of New Zealand’s eight navy ships—two offshore patrol vessels and one inshore patrol vessel—were mothballed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The entanglement alliance has been working with the inshore fishing industry for a number of years to raise awareness.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025
“It can be really deceptive when you see a lot inshore and you see bluefish nipping at menhaden in the fall.”
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2024
Last month, on the first day of Louisiana’s inshore shrimp season, a tank platform collapsed, pouring 14,000 gallons into Terrebonne Bay and ruining the catch.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022
Mostly he drifted, though once he rowed inshore a ways to a spot where gulls were screeching and diving and trying to lift themselves back up into the air.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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