Definitions For Nearshore

Etymology 1

near + shore

Noun

NEARSHORE (plural NEARSHOREs) The region extending seaward from the shoreline.

Etymology 2

By analogy with offshore.

Noun

{{en-noun, ?}} (US, business) Non-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean.

Verb

nearshor (US, business) To move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean.

Is Nearshore a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
12

The word Nearshore is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Nearshore in a Sentence

  • Red tide had a particularly devastating effect on nearshore shellfisheries

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