offshore
at a distance from the shore, on a body of water: looking for oil offshore.
in a foreign country.
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.
(of a company or organization) to move jobs or business activities from the home territory to a foreign country:When our IT services were offshored to Malaysia, I lost my job.At this time, the manufacturing division has no plans to offshore.: Compare nearshore (def. 2), reshore.
Origin of offshore
1Other words from offshore
- off·shor·ing, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for offshore
/ (ˌɒfˈʃɔː) /
from, away from, or at some distance from the shore
NZ overseas; abroad
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
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Scientific definitions for 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.
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