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Dictionary: in·shore   (ĭn'shôr', -shōr') pronunciation
adv. & adj.
  1. Close to a shore.
  2. Toward or coming toward a shore.

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adj. 1. at sea but close to the shore: both mackerel and bluefish have returned to inshore waters by now.

2. used at sea but close to the shore: an inshore lifeboat.

adv. toward or closer to the shore.

inshore of nearer to shore than.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
  Synonyms: onshore, seaward
  Antonym: offshore (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: close to a shore


The adverb inshore has one meaning:

Meaning #1: toward the shore


Translations: Inshore
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ind mod kysten
adv. - inde ved kysten, inde under land

Nederlands (Dutch)
dicht bij de kust (op zee)

Français (French)
adj. - côtier
adv. - (Naut) près de terre, vers la côte

Deutsch (German)
adv. - auf die Küste zu, in Küstennähe
adj. - Küsten-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - κοντά στην ακτή, παρακτίως, προς την ακτή
adj. - παράκτιος, παραλιακός

Italiano (Italian)
presso la costa, costiero

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - para a praia (costa, margem)
adj. - perto da costa (na água)

Русский (Russian)
прибрежный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - costero, cercano a la orilla
adv. - hacia la orilla, cerca de la orilla

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - in mot land
adj. - nära land

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
近海岸的, 向陆的, 近海岸, 向陆

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 近海岸的, 向陸的
adv. - 近海岸, 向陸

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 근해의, 해안에 가까운
adv. - 해안 가까이, 육지쪽으로

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 海岸に近い, 岸に向かう
adv. - 海岸の近くに, 岸に向かって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) نحو الشاطئ (صفه) قرب الشاطئ, متجه نحو الشاطئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בים, קרוב לחוף‬
adv. - ‮בים, קרוב לחוף‬


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