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Definition of Offshore
1. Adverb. Away from shore; away from land. "Cruising three miles offshore"
2. Adjective. (of winds) coming from the land. "Offshore winds"
3. Adjective. At some distance from the shore. "An offshore island"
Definition of Offshore
1. a. From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.
Definition of Offshore
1. Adjective. Moving away from the shore. ¹
2. Adjective. Located in the sea away from the coast. ¹
3. Adjective. Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws. ¹
4. Adverb. Away from the shore. ¹
5. Adverb. At some distance from the shore. ¹
6. Verb. To use foreign labour to substitute for local labour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Offshore
1. an area of submerged land out from the shore [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Offshore
Literary usage of Offshore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shore Processes and Shoreline Development by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1919)
"Profile through offshore bar 361 98. Profile through offshore bar 361 99. ...
Profile through offshore bar 364 115. offshore bar and lagoon of the Long ..."
2. Energy Policies of IEA Countries: 2005 Review by International Energy Agency (2005)
"It has specifically involved five offshore wind farms with interviews of key ...
There remains a role for RD&D in offshore specific areas as well as ..."
3. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"The offshore marine ecology of these waters is dominated by a series of ...
Determinants of the Shelf Circulation The major offshore currents off the west ..."
4. Developing China's Natural Gas Market: The Energy Policy Challengesby International Energy Agency by International Energy Agency (2002)
"... economy and expanding international economic and technical corporations; and •
To permit foreign participation in offshore petroleum development. ..."
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