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offshore
[ awf-shawr, -shohr, of- ]
adverb
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. Compare nearshore ( def 2 ), reshore.
When our IT services were offshored to Malaysia, I lost my job.
At this time, the manufacturing division has no plans to offshore.
offshore
/ ˌɒˈʃɔː /
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 fund
offshore banking
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.
Other Word Forms
- Ǵڴ·ǰ·Բ noun
Example Sentences
Sadly, all too many of us became inured to the idea that prisoners could be sent to that infamous offshore prison of injustice at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, perhaps never to be released.
In the days after his return to office, Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at the industry - including a temporary freeze on federal permits and loans for offshore and onshore wind projects.
The firm has over 65 employees and supplies offshore defence and specialist construction firms with non-standard fasteners, made with stainless steel and exotic metals.
Aside from a few big-city retirees and holiday-goers, Cutler owes its existence to the bountiful crustaceans that inhabit the offshore waters.
Sable hopes to reactivate the so-called Santa Ynez Unit, a collection of three offshore oil platforms in federal waters.
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