Definition of offshore Offshore

/ɔˈfʃɔˈɹ/ - [ofshor] - off•shore

We found 12 definitions of offshore from 5 different sources.

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What does offshore mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

offshore, offshorer, offshorest

offshore - (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds"
  seaward
offshore - at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"

Adverb

offshore - away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles offshore"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • offshore (Verb)
    To use foreign labour to substitute for local labour.
  • offshore (Adverb)
    Away from the shore.
  • offshore (Adverb)
    At some distance from the shore.
  • offshore (Adjective)
    Moving away from the shore.
  • offshore (Adjective)
    Located in the sea away from the coast.
  • offshore (Adjective)
    Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • offshore (a.)
    From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • offshore
    Located in the sea away from the coast.

Part of speech

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  • offshore, adjective, not comparable.

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