[
US
/ˈɪnˈʃɔɹ/
]
[ UK /ˈɪnʃɔː/ ]
[ UK /ˈɪnʃɔː/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
close to a shore
inshore fisheries -
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
an inshore breeze
an onshore gale
ADVERB
-
toward the shore
we swam two miles inshore
How To Use inshore In A Sentence
- Further inshore, the blocky outlines of the cliffs of Dover had been erased by patches of fog. CORMORANT
- Steve up-anchored and obliged, taking us closer inshore to drop anchor on top of a wreck where the lads caught pouting three at a time.
- In addition, says the Club, nets laid inshore among the Western Isles would, if lost, almost certainly fail to reach the open sea, becoming caught instead within the islands on other reefs, wrecks or rocky shores.
- an inshore breeze
- Overhead the Harriers and F-18s raced in to strafe the line of palm trees just inshore from the target beach. BALANCE OF POWER
- Inshore areas also contain some of the best marine wildlife around our coast.
- Bridlington inshore lifeboat had saved 17 lives the previous summer.
- Sea turtles are found in waters all over the world, offshore as well as inshore.
- Gulf shrimping and inshore oystering are the only remaining marine commercial fisheries in Texas not under a limited entry program.
- The inshore division recognizes eight species: croaker, black drum, flounder, gafftop catfish, gar, redfish, sheepshead, and speckled trout.