| a. | 1. | Being near or moving towards the shore; |
| Adj. | 1. | inshore - (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds" Antonyms: offshore - (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" |
| 2. | inshore - close to a shore; "inshore fisheries" | |
| Adv. | 1. | inshore - toward the shore; "we swam two miles inshore" |