offshore

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Moving away from the shore.
2. (not-comparable) Located in the sea away from the coast.
3. (not-comparable) Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws or labor costs.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Away from the shore.
2. (not-comparable) At some distance from the shore.

Verb

To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, in order to seek lower business costs, such as labor.

Noun

1. An area of or portion of sea away from the shore.
2. An island, outcrop, or other land away from shore.
3. Something or someone in, from, or associated with another country.

Concepts

offshore

extraterritorial

côtier

en mer

littoral

proche de littoral

proche du littoral

au large

de terre

Synonymes

seaward

coastal

foreign

keep off

oceanic

off-shore

oceanward

outshore

at sea

out to sea

Traductions

αρόδου

al largo

küstennah

offshore

Off-Shore-

κοντά στη στεριά

εξωχώριος

παράκτιοι νήσοι

Küsten-

vicino alla costa

der Küste vorgelagert

buitengaats

buiten de kust

mar territorial

بعيدا عن الشاطئ

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From off- + shore.

Phrases

Subsea intervention umbilicals are also used for offshore drilling or workover activities .