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inshore

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in·shore  (nshôr, -shr)
adv. & adj.
1. Close to a shore.
2. Toward or coming toward a shore.

inshore
Adjective
in or on the water, but close to the shore: inshore fishermen
Adverb, adj
towards the shore from the water: the boat was forced inshore, a strong wind blowing inshore
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inshore - (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from seaward winds"
offshore, seaward - (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds"
2.inshore - close to a shore; "inshore fisheries"
coastal - located on or near or bordering on a coast; "coastal marshes"; "coastal waters"; "the Atlantic coastal plain"
Adv.1.inshore - toward the shore; "we swam two miles inshore"
Translations
inshore [ɪnˈʃɔːʳ] adj inshore fishing → pesca f costera adv [fish] → a lo largo de la costa; [move] → hacia la orilla

inshore [ɪnˈʃɔːʳ] adjcôtier/ière
advprès de la côte; vers la côte

inshore [ˈɪnˈʃɔːʳ] adj (fishing, waters) → Küsten-
advin Küstennähe;
(move) → auf die Küste zu

inshore [ɪnˈʃɔːʳ] adjcostiero/a
advpresso la riva; verso la riva

inshore
adv inshore [inˈʃoː]
near or towards the shore. digby die kus قَريب من الشاطئ към брега u (k) pobřeží ind mod kysten an der Küste παράκτια cerca de la costa; hacia la costa kaldalähedane به سوی ساحل lähellä rantaa près de la côte; vers la côte קָרוֹב לַחוֹף तट की ओर blizu obale part menti dekat pantai að landi; við land presso la riva 海岸に近く 해안에서 netoli kranto, kranto link pie krasta ke tepi pantai dicht bij de kust inne ved land, inn mot kysten od/przy brzegu costeiro la/aproape de ţărm у берега k pobrežiu blizu obale blizu obale in mot land (kusten) เข้าหาฝั่ง kıyıya/sahile yakın 靠近海岸 близько берега سمندر میں لیکن ساحل سے قریب gần bờ 靠近
[ˈinʃoː] adj
near the shore inshore fishing. aanlandig قُرْب الشاطئ близо до брега pobřežní kyst- Küsten-... παράκτιος costero ranna- نزدیک به ساحل rannikko- côtier סָמוּך לַחוֹף तटगामी priobalni part mentén pantai nálægt landi costiero 近海の 연안의 esantis pakrantėje/netoli kranto piekrastes- pesisir kust- kyst-, strand- przybrzeżny costeiro de coastă прибрежный pobrežný obalen blizu obale vid (nära) land (kusten) เลียบฝั่ง kıyıda(n)/sahilde(n) yapılan 沿海的 недалекий від берега, прибережний ساحل کے قریب ven bờ 沿


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Later still, the resistance offered at the Nile was all, and more than all, that could be demanded from seamen, who, unless blind or without understanding, must have seen their doom sealed from the moment that the Goliath, bearing up under the bows of the Guerrier, took up an inshore berth.
It is a quiet noon-scene among the isles of the Pacific; a French whaler anchored, inshore, in a calm, and lazily taking water on board; the loosened sails of the ship, and the long leaves of the palms in the background, both drooping together in the breezeless air.
Toward midnight the wind and sea abated, so that shortly after dawn I determined to make inshore in an attempt to effect a landing, for we were sadly in need of fresh water and food.
 
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