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

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

“As we see increased water temperatures, certainly this could lead to more of these events occurring,” Ms. St. Clair said, “especially in our shallow, near-shore or inshore environments.”

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2023

They can be found around Scotland's coastal and inshore waters.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023

Mostly he drifted, though once he rowed inshore a ways to a spot where gulls were screeching and diving and trying to lift themselves back up into the air.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt