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

“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

“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

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