inshore
toward the shore: They went closer inshore.
Origin of inshore
1Words Nearby inshore
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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.
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-ScienceOur shrimp are mostly sweet because they come from inshore where the waters of the Mississippi meet the waters of the Gulf.
“I can take one of you,” answered Tom, pointing the canoe inshore with a turn of his paddle.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithWhen 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 HoughThe 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) MahanAs 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
/ (ˈɪnˈʃɔː) /
in or on the water, but close to the shore: inshore weather
towards the shore from the water: an inshore wind; we swam inshore
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