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English adjective: inshore

1. inshore (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land


SamplesAn inshore breeze.
An onshore gale.
Sheltered from seaward winds.


Synonymsonshore, seaward, shoreward


Antonymsoffshore, seaward

2. inshore close to a shore


SamplesInshore fisheries.


Similarcoastal


Antonymsinland


English adverb: inshore

1. inshore toward the shore


SamplesWe swam two miles inshore.









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