inshore

Example Sentences

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Three of New Zealand’s eight navy ships—two offshore patrol vessels and one inshore patrol vessel—were mothballed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

On our flight the pilots warned us they would drop the containers over the sea, but the southwesterly breeze would drift them back inshore.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

“It can be really deceptive when you see a lot inshore and you see bluefish nipping at menhaden in the fall.”

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2024

Lobster fishermen also spotted activity at the bay, and informed the Newport inshore rescue crew fearing the people on the beach might be poachers.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

The inshore waters —the bays, the sounds, the river estuaries, the tidal marshes — form an ecological unit of the utmost importance.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson