Definitions of offshore [ˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf-]

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Definition of 'offshore'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) offshore
off or away from the shore.

2.  offshore
at a distance from the shore, on or in a body of water.

3.  offshore
in a foreign country.

4. (adj.) offshore
moving or tending away from the shore toward or into a body of water:
an offshore wind.

5.  offshore
located or operating on or in a body of water, at some distance from the shore.

6.  offshore
registered, located, conducted, or operated in a foreign country.

Etymology: (1710–20)

Definition of 'offshore'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) offshore, seaward
(of winds) coming from the land
"offshore winds"

2. (adverb) offshore
at some distance from the shore
"offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"

3. (adverb) offshore
away from shore; away from land
"cruising three miles offshore"

Definition of 'offshore'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) offshore
in the ocean, near the coast
an offshore wind farm

2. offshore
relating to money or financial services in another country
offshore investments; to invest offshore; to work offshore

Translation of 'offshore'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: in or on the sea, not far from the coast offshore oil-wells.
Afrikaans: naby die kus, aflandig	Arabic: بَعيدا عن الشّاطِئ	Bulgarian: в морето
Brazilian: costeiro	Czech: v pobřežních vodách	German: in einiger Entfernung vom
Danish: ud for kysten	Greek: στη θάλασσα, όχι μακριά α	Spanish: de la costa
Estonian: rannaligidane	Farsi: در دریا	Finnish: rannikko-
French: côtier, en mer	Hebrew: לא רָחוֹק מְהָחוֹף	Hindi: अपतट, किनारे से दूर
Croatian: nedaleko obale	Hungarian: part menti	Indonesian: lepas pantai
Icelandic: aflands-, grunnsævis-	Italian: in mare	Japanese: 沖の
Korean: 앞바다의	Lithuanian: esantis netoli kranto/atv	Latvian: piekrastes-; krasta-
Malay: luar pesisir	Dutch: voor de kust	Norwegian: fra land, til havs, utenf
Polish: przybrzeżny	Persian: در دریا	Pashto: په درياب كښى
Portuguese: costeiro	Romanian: din apropierea coastei,	Russian: находящийся на некотором
Slovak: v pobrežných vodách	Slovenian: ob obali	Serbian: kopneni
Swedish: [ett stycke] utanför kust	Thai: ซึ่งอยู่ห่างจากฝั่ง	Turkish: kıyıdan uzak (olmayan)
Taiwanese: 在近海的	Ukrainian: морський	Urdu: ساحل سے دور
Vietnamese: ngoài khơi	Chinese: 在近海的
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