offshore

Plural: offshores

Adjective

• (of winds) coming from the land
  • "offshore winds"

Adjective Satellite

• at some distance from the shore
  • "offshore oil reserves"
  • "an offshore island"

Adverb

• Situated or occurring at a distance from the coast.
• away from shore; away from land
  • "cruising three miles offshore"

Adj

• Moving away from the shore.
• Located in the sea away from the coast.
• Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws or labor costs.

Adv

• Away from the shore.
• At some distance from the shore.

Verb

• To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, in order to seek lower business costs, such as labor.

Noun

• An area or or portion of sea away from the shore.
• An island, outcrop, or other land away from shore.
• Something or someone in, from, or associated with another country.

Examples

• an offshore oil rig
• His mind drifted OFFSHORE during the long, drawn-out Scrabble match.

Synonyms

seaward

Antonyms

inshore, onshore

Related Words

deep-sea, inshore, nearshore, noshore, onshore, reshore

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