1) Close or closer to the shore 2) Close to a shore 3) Close to the coast 4) Closer to the beach 5) Coastal 6) Like some marine habitats 7) Lying near the shore 8) Near the beach 9) Nearer to the beach 10) Not deep-sea 11) Onshore 12) Seaward 13) Toward the shore 14) Towards the coast 1) Onshore 2) Seaward 
• (adv.) Towards the shore; as, the boat was headed inshore. • (a.) Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore fisheries; inshore currents.
sailing close to the shore
In'shore` adjective Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore fisheries; inshore currents. -- adverb Towards the shore; as, the boat was headed inshore . 
The region where waves are transformed by interaction with the sea bed.
[adj] - (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land 2. [adj] - close to a shore 3. [adv] - toward the shore
(1) The region where waves are transformed by interaction with the sea bed. (2) In beach terminology, the zone of variable width extending from the LOW WATER LINE through the BREAKER ZONE.
adjective close to a shore; `inshore fisheries`
close or closer to the shore. · lying near the shore; operating or carried on close to the shore: inshore fishing.