What does inshore mean?

Definitions for inshore
ˈɪnˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊrin·shore

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inshore, onshore, seaward, shorewardadjective

    (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

    "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from seaward winds"

  2. inshoreadverb

    close to a shore

    "inshore fisheries"

  3. inshoreadverb

    toward the shore

    "we swam two miles inshore"

Wiktionary

  1. inshoreadverb

    Near the shore

  2. inshoreadverb

    Towards the shore

  3. inshoreadjective

    Close to (especially in sight of) a shore

  4. inshoreadjective

    Blowing from the sea to the land

ChatGPT

  1. inshore

    Inshore refers to an area close or nearer to the shore or coastline, specifically the part of the sea that is in close proximity to the land. In nautical terms, it often refers to waters that are within a few miles of the coast. It can also denote the direction towards the shore from the sea or another body of water.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inshoreadjective

    being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore fisheries; inshore currents

  2. Inshoreadverb

    towards the shore; as, the boat was headed inshore

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Inshore

    in-shōr′, adv. on or near the shore.—adj. situated near the shore, as fishings.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. inshore

    The opposite of offing.--Inshore tack. Standing in from sea-ward when working to windward on a coast.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inshore in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inshore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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  • acostadoSpanish
  • nærri landi, álands-, uppi í landsteinum, við land, grunnsævi, nærri, að landi, viðIcelandic
  • vid land, vid kusten, kust-, mot land, kustnära, nära landSwedish
  • kıyıya yakın, kıyıya doğruTurkish

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