OFFSHORE Definition & Meaning

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offshore

[awf-shawr, -shohr, of-]

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adverb

off or away from the shore;
They pushed the boat offshore.
at a distance from the shore, on a body of water.
looking for oil offshore.
in a foreign country.

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 offshore investment company; offshore manufacture of car parts.

verb (used with or without object)

(of a company or organization) to move jobs or business activities from the home territory to a foreign country: At this time, the manufacturing division has no plans to offshore.
When our IT services were offshored to Malaysia, I lost my job.
At this time, the manufacturing division has no plans to offshore.

offshore

/ ˌɒ��ˈʃɔː /

adjective

from, away from, or at some distance from the shore
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

offshore

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.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

offshoring noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of offshore¹

First recorded in 1710–20; off + shore ¹

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The biggest reduction came from the electricity sector which has been shifting to renewables, principally onshore and offshore wind.

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Great weather for the Moray East and West offshore wind farms, you would have thought.

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Near-shore tsunamis — those triggered by earthquakes just offshore — could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s heavily populated coastal communities, according to experts, disaster modeling and local hazard plans.

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Six years on, the sand has moved up and down the coast as well as offshore, creating a small bar that dissipates the energy of the waves.

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For the second time in a week, a judge has sided with environmental groups who are challenging an offshore oil operation along Santa Barbara County’s coastline by granting a temporary restraining order against the company.

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offshoot offshore dock

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