INSHORE


Meaning of INSHORE in English

The adverb is pronounced /ɪnʃɔ:(r)/. The adjective is pronounced /ɪnʃɔ:(r)/.

If something is inshore , it is in the sea but quite close to the land. If something moves inshore , it moves from the sea towards the land.

A barge was close inshore about a hundred yards away...

≠ offshore

ADV : be ADV , ADV after v

Inshore is also an adjective.

...inshore reefs and islands.

≠ offshore

ADJ : ADJ n

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