VDict - Definition of inshore

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inshore

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Adjective

close to a shore
- inshore fisheries

(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
- an inshore breeze
- an onshore gale
- sheltered from seaward winds

Adverb

toward the shore
- we swam two miles inshore

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Synonyms:
onshore seaward shoreward
Antonyms:
offshore seaward

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Words contain "inshore" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
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