HyperDic: inshore

English > 3 senses of the word inshore:
ADJECTIVEallinshore, onshore, shoreward(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
allinshoreclose to a shore
ADVERBallinshoretoward the shore
inshore > pronunciation
Soundsih'nshao'r
Rhymesabhor ... Zocor: 121 rhymes with aor...
English > inshore: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land.
Example"an inshore breeze"
Synonymsonshore, shoreward
Oppositeoffshore, seaward(of winds) coming from the land
Spanishen tierra firme
English > inshore: 3 senses > adjective 2
MeaningClose to a shore.
Example"inshore fisheries"
BroadercoastalLocated on or near or bordering on a coast
Spanishacostado, costero
Catalancostaner, costenc
English > inshore: 3 senses > adverb 1
MeaningToward the shore.
Example"we swam two miles inshore"
Spanisha la orilla, hacia la orilla

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