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inshore

adjective adverb

close to a shore

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
NS
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. close to a shore

    “inshore fisheries”

adjective

  1. (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

    “an inshore breeze”

adverb

  1. toward the shore

    “we swam two miles inshore”

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Example Sentences

inshore fisheries
an inshore breeze
an onshore gale
we swam two miles inshore

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