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Meaning of INSHORE

Pronunciation:  'in'showr

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  toward the shore; "we swam two miles inshore"
  2. [adj]  close to a shore; "inshore fisheries"
  3. [adj]  (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds"
 
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 Synonyms: coastal, onshore, seaward
 
 Antonyms: offshore
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In"shore`\, a.
Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore
fisheries; inshore currents. -- adv. Towards the shore; as,
the boat was headed inshore.
 
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