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nearshore

[ neer-shawr ]

adjective

  1. extending from or occurring along a shore.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. (of a company or organization) to move offshored jobs or business activities from a distant country to a country that is much closer to the home territory: reshore ( def ), friend-shoring ( def ).

    Recent plans to nearshore our distribution activities have been favorably received.

    Several Australian business owners have nearshored from China to Vanuatu.

nearshore

/ nîrshôr /

  1. The region of land extending between the backshore, or shoreline, and the beginning of the offshore zone. Water depth in this area is usually less than 10 m (33 ft).


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Other Words From

  • near·shor·ing noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nearshore1

First recorded in 1895–1900; near + shore 1

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