inshore
Close to a shoreClose to (especially in sight of) a shore.
US/ˈɪnʃˈɔɹ/
» The pirate ship came closer inshore.
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2 sensesClose to (especially in sight of) a shore.
close to a shore
Of a wind, blowing from the sea to the land.
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
Examples
1 sentencesThe pirate ship came closer inshore.
Translations
2 languagesDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.