nearshore

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noun

The region extending seaward from the shoreline.

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Meanings

nearshore1

nounnearshore (plural nearshores)

plural nearshores

  1. The region extending seaward from the shoreline.

nearshore2

noun
  1. USbusinessNon-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean.
verbnearshore (third-person singular simple present nearshores, present participle nearshoring, simple past and past participle nearshored)

present singular third person nearshores · participle present nearshoring · participle past nearshored · past nearshored

  1. USbusinessTo move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean.

Origin

nearshore · noun

From near + shore.

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nearshore · noun, verb

By analogy with offshore.

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Translations

Polish nearshoring
  • nearshoringTranslations
Spanish deslocalización cercana
  • deslocalización cercanaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

nearshore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nearshore

MLA

“nearshore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nearshore. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nearshore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nearshore.

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