offshore
[ awf-shawr, -shohr, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf- /
adverb
adjective
moving or tending away from the shore toward or into a body of water: an offshore wind.
located or operating on a body of water, at some distance from the shore: offshore fisheries.
registered, located, conducted, or operated in a foreign country: an off-shore investment company; off-shore manufacture of car parts.
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British Dictionary definitions for offshore
offshore
/ (ˌɒfˈʃɔː) /
adjective, adverb
from, away from, or at some distance from the shore
NZ
overseas; abroad
adjective
sited or conducted at sea as opposed to on land
offshore industries
based or operating abroad in places where the tax system is more advantageous than that of the home country
offshore banking; offshore fund
Scientific definitions for offshore
offshore
[ ôf′shôr′ ]
The relatively flat, irregularly shaped zone that extends outward from the breaker zone to the edge of the continental shelf. The water depth in this area is usually at least 10 m (33 ft). The offshore is continually submerged.