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
Social, economic and environmental impact assessments are currently being undertaken for inshore MPAs ahead of public consultation on the proposals for fisheries management measures.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2024
The RNLI's inshore lifeboat was launched from Eastbourne within 11 minutes and they were both brought to safety.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
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
In 1919, the entire Coast Guard fleet was made up of twenty-six inshore vessels, a few converted tugboats, and twenty-nine small cruisers.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
