Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inshore \In"shore`\, a.
   Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore
   fisheries; inshore currents. -- adv. Towards the shore; as,
   the boat was headed inshore.

Source : WordNet®

inshore
     adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore
            breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds" [syn: {onshore},
             {seaward}] [ant: {offshore}]
     2: close to a shore; "inshore fisheries"
     adv : toward the shore; "we swam two miles inshore"