Definition of Inshore

1. Adverb. Toward the shore. "We swam two miles inshore"

2. Adjective. (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land. "Sheltered from seaward winds"

Exact synonyms: Onshore, Seaward, Shoreward
Antonyms: Offshore

3. Adjective. Close to a shore. "Inshore fisheries"
Similar to: Coastal

Definition of Inshore

1. a. Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore fisheries; inshore currents.

Definition of Inshore

1. Adjective. Close to (especially in sight of) a shore ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of a wind) Blowing from the sea to the land ¹

3. Adverb. Near the shore ¹

4. Adverb. Towards the shore ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inshore

1. near the shore [adj]

Medical Definition of Inshore

1. Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore fisheries; inshore currents. Towards the shore; as, the boat was headed inshore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inshore

inshave
inshaves
insheath
insheathe
insheathed
insheathes
insheathing
insheaths
inshell
inshelled
inshells
inship
inshipped
inships
inshoot
inshore (current term)
inshoring
inshrine
inshrined
inshrines
inshrining
insiccation
inside
inside(a)
inside-out
inside-out(p)
inside-outness
inside-the-Beltway
inside-the-park homer
inside-the-park homers

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