Inshore

[ɪn'ʃɔː;'ɪnʃɔː] or [ɪn'ʃɔ]

(adj.) close to a shore; 'inshore fisheries' .

(adj.) (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; 'an inshore breeze'; 'an onshore gale'; 'sheltered from seaward winds' .

(adv.) toward the shore; 'we swam two miles inshore'.

Typist: Shirley--From WordNet

(a.) Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore fisheries; inshore currents.

(adv.) Towards the shore; as, the boat was headed inshore.

Typed by Annette

adv. on or near the shore.—adj. situated near the shore as fishings.

Editor: Nicolas