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nearshore
[ neer-shawr ]
verb (used with or without object)
- (of a company or organization) to move offshored jobs or business activities from a distant country to a country that is much closer to the home territory: reshore ( def ), friend-shoring ( def ).
Recent plans to nearshore our distribution activities have been favorably received.
Several Australian business owners have nearshored from China to Vanuatu.
nearshore
/ nîr′shôr′ /
- The region of land extending between the backshore, or shoreline, and the beginning of the offshore zone. Water depth in this area is usually less than 10 m (33 ft).
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- near·shor·ing noun
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