inshore
adjective/ˈɪnʃɔr/
Frequency rank: #17,120 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
In or toward the area close to the shore.
Example sentence
The fishermen preferred to cast their nets in inshore waters where the fish were more abundant.
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