We swam two miles inshore. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
inshore fisheries. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An inshore breeze. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A 20-foot wave was coming inshore very quickly indeed. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2005] Reference
When close inshore, the hand of Providence proved kind. From Wordnik.com. [The Kangaroo Marines] Reference
She was finally anchored close inshore to await events. From Wordnik.com. [The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"] Reference
This comparison therefore is in favour of the inshore route. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1] Reference
I dragged the critter nearer inshore and he got a look at it. From Wordnik.com. [Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper] Reference
October the edges and the quiet pools inshore were skimmed over. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall] Reference
In July, to be resumed again when these pests have moved inshore. From Wordnik.com. [Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine] Reference
So they're starting with the worst and working their way inshore. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 31, 2005] Reference
‘Just thought I’d better tip you off to stay pretty well inshore. From Wordnik.com. [The Murder of Busy Lizzie]
At half past eleven o'clock we were abreast and inshore of Sherrard's Islets. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1] Reference
There floated inshore the rattle of the windlass letting go the anchor chain. From Wordnik.com. [Where the Sun Swings North] Reference
Lobito Bay has water sufficient to allow large ships to unload close inshore. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference
We were not long in making that last half-mile, and dropped anchor close inshore. From Wordnik.com. [Impressions of a War Correspondent] Reference
About an hour after midnight heavy rain fell; the wind shifted, and blew inshore. From Wordnik.com. [International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850] Reference
The current carried him down-stream, but his inshore progress was swift and certain. From Wordnik.com. [Colorado Jim] Reference
Apparently these fish pass straight inshore northwesterly and reach the coast of Maine. From Wordnik.com. [Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine] Reference
They sailed close inshore and one could follow their lights far out towards the islands. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
When he regained his breath, he pointed inshore beside the wreck, and the launch put back. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Out of Celebes] Reference
The morning was hot, but a cool breeze blew inshore, giving a delightful freshness to the air. From Wordnik.com. [Around the World in Ten Days] Reference
The loch was shallow close inshore to the wooded islet, and Laura paddled cautiously to the land. From Wordnik.com. [My Bones Will Keep]
When the riderless log was hauled up inshore, Lincoln mounted it to make the next cast in person. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
He quickly steered out of the day and signalled to Bob to go closer inshore so as to avoid the ship. From Wordnik.com. [The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York] Reference
A bare-legged man, pushing a shrimping-net before him, waded through the shallow waters, close inshore. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
The cliff has a sheer drop to the water, which is here deep, so that large vessels can pass close inshore. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
"Don't look like El Dorado, at that!" grunted Barry, steering inshore and running the boat up on the sand. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Out of Celebes] Reference
The propeller of the steamer sent the waves rushing inshore almost like the surf of the larger ocean outside. From Wordnik.com. [Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove] Reference
Then he turned inshore again, coasted for a while, until he came to a wooded bay that offered good anchorage. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
Day was dawning, when suddenly a Krooman by my side seized my hand and, without saying a word, pointed inshore. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue] Reference
Antony knew that his slower and heavier ships would have the best chance acting inshore and on the defensive, and. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima] Reference
These animals spend most of their time off shore, so it's quite possible they're pursuing squid or mackerel inshore. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2002] Reference
In those days there were good catches of fish to be made inshore, and it was not unusual for a good day's long-lining. From Wordnik.com. [Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants"] Reference
Eventually the five steamers crept as close inshore towards the north end of the fort as the shallow overflown land admitted. From Wordnik.com. [Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan] Reference
For the rest we had no change from the perpetual sound of the sea and the mournful note of the bell-buoy that marks the inshore shoal. From Wordnik.com. [With Botha in the Field] Reference
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