inshore

[ in-shawr, -shohr ]

adjective

1. close or closer to the shore.
2. lying near the shore; operating or carried on close to the shore:

   inshore fishing.

adverb

1. toward the shore:

   They went closer inshore.

inshore

/ ˈɪnˈʃɔː /

adjective

1. in or on the water, but close to the shore

   inshore weather

adverb

1. towards the shore from the water

   an inshore wind

   we swam inshore

Word History and Origins

Origin of inshore¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; in- ¹ + shore ¹

Example Sentences

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.

From Outside Online

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.

From Popular-Science

Our shrimp are mostly sweet because they come from inshore where the waters of the Mississippi meet the waters of the Gulf.

From The Daily Beast

“I can take one of you,” answered Tom, pointing the canoe inshore with a turn of his paddle.

From Project Gutenberg

When it was daylight, here was the clear Ohio water inshore, sure enough, and outside was the old regular Muddy!

From Project Gutenberg

We could see that the set of the current below ran close inshore, although doubtless the water there was very deep.

From Project Gutenberg

The inshore squadron was gradually increased till it numbered ten sail-of-the-line.

From Project Gutenberg

As we came inshore, the main body of the archipelago was found to be separated by a mile and a half from the mainland.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ashore