adjective
- located, occurring, or operating in waters close to or toward the shore
adverb
- toward or in the direction of the shore; close to the shore
Examples
- The inshore fishing grounds are popular with local boats.
- Dolphins were spotted in inshore waters near the beach.
- The current pushed the sailboat inshore.
- Inshore winds tend to be gentler than those at sea.
- We sailed inshore to avoid the storm.
- Inshore species like flounder are abundant in the bay.