Inshore Meaning
/ˈɪnʃɔr/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjClose to (especially in sight of) a shore.
"My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price."— 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter III, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
adjOf a wind, blowing from the sea to the land.
advNear the shore.
"The sunset's roses faint and fain decline.
Inshore the still sea shimmers scale on scale,
Like an enormous coat of magic mail —
Sheet silver shot with tremulous opaline."— 1875, William Henley, Notes on the Firth:
advTowards the shore.
"It is now believed that many species of sharks come inshore at night to feed and, therefore, that attacks made during the day are not related to the feeding process."— 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 169:
Sentence Examples
The pirate ship came closer inshore.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ waters near the beach are shallow and warm for swimming.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small fishing boats usually stay ____ where the water is calm and the fish are easier to catch.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ waters near the beach are shallow and warm for swimming.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small fishing boats usually stay ____ where the water is calm and the fish are easier to catch.