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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
/ ô′ô′ /
- 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 yvlog Forms
- Ǵڴ·ǰ·Բ noun
Example Sentences
But for right now, there are American soldiers and members of the Air Force stationed on European soil, with sailors in harm's way offshore in the Baltic, North and Red Seas.
Nevertheless, seagrasses are far less protected than other offshore areas.
Today, the UK may be a global leader in science and financial services but is that of much consolation to communities where we once made things that are now made offshore?
A modestly sized natural gas field was discovered offshore of Gaza in 2000.
The brief sizzle is fueled by a peaking high-pressure ridge, along with an offshore flow that is pulling hot air from the mountains to the coastal areas, Munroe said.
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