OFFSHORE

offshore, seaward

(adjective) (of winds) coming from the land; “offshore winds”

offshore

(adjective) at some distance from the shore; “offshore oil reserves”; “an offshore island”

offshore

(adverb) away from shore; away from land; “cruising three miles offshore”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

offshore (not comparable)

Moving away from the shore.

Located in the sea away from the coast.

Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws.

Adverb

offshore (not comparable)

Away from the shore.

At some distance from the shore.

Verb

offshore (third-person singular simple present offshores, present participle offshoring, simple past and past participle offshored)

To use foreign labor to substitute for local labor.

Noun

offshore (plural offshores)

An area or or portion of sea away from the shore.

An island, outcrop, or other land away from shore.

Something or someone in, from, or associated with another country.

Source: Wiktionary

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Off"shore", a.

Definition: From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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