INSHORE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • close to a shore
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • inshore fisheries
   
   Similar To
   • coastal (what does coastal mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
   
   Synonym(s)
   • onshore (what does onshore mean?)
   • seaward (what does seaward mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • an inshore breeze
   • an onshore gale
   • seaward winds
   
   Antonym(s)
   • offshore (what does offshore mean?)

INSHORE as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • toward the shore
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • we swam two miles inshore