Inshore

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inshore \In"shore`\, a.
     Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore
     fisheries; inshore currents. -- adv. Towards the shore; as,
     the boat was headed inshore.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inshore
       adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore
              breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds" [syn: {onshore},
               {seaward}] [ant: {offshore}]
       2: close to a shore; "inshore fisheries"
       adv : toward the shore; "we swam two miles inshore"