nearshore

noun

Etymology

By analogy with offshore.

  1. inherited from *skurô — “rugged rock, cliff, high rocky shore
  2. inherited from *sċora
  3. inherited from schore
  4. compounded as nearshore — “near + shore

Definitions

  1. The region extending seaward from the shoreline.

  2. Non-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean.

  3. To move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA