† ˈinshotObs. [f. in adv. 11 d + shot n.Cf.offshoot.] A piece shooting or projecting inwards; in quot. applied to a part of the sea running into the land. 1555W. Watreman Fardle Facions ii. vii. 155 An inshot of the Sea, called the Bosome of Parthia [Persian Gulf].