offshore

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

seaward

coastal

foreign

keep off

oceanic

off-shore

oceanward

outshore

at sea

out to sea

Translations

offshore

αρόδου

extraterritorial

al largo

côtier

κοντά στη στεριά

Off-Shore-

küstennah

offshore

εξωχώριος

au large

παράκτιοι νήσοι

de terre

en mer

Küsten-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

From off- + shore.

Sentences

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