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INSHORE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Close to a shore

Example:

inshore fisheries

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

coastal (located on or near or bordering on a coast)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

Example:

an onshore gale

Synonyms:

inshore; onshore; shoreward

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

offshore ((of winds) coming from the land)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Toward the shore

Example:

we swam two miles inshore

Classified under:

Adverbs

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