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offshore
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective offshore has 2 senses
- offshore(a = adj.all) seaward - (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" Antonym: inshore
- offshore(s = adj.all) Array - at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"
Adverbial offshore has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
offshore, a.
- From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal. [1913 Webster]
- Located in the waters near the shore; as, offshore drilling. [PJC]
- Operating or located in a foreign country; as, an offshore bank account; offshore mutual funds. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
offshore, adj.
1 situated at sea some distance from the shore.
2 (of the wind) blowing seawards.
3 (of goods, funds, etc.) made or registered abroad.
1 situated at sea some distance from the shore.
2 (of the wind) blowing seawards.
3 (of goods, funds, etc.) made or registered abroad.
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