offshore

[ awf-shawr, -shohr, of- ]

adverb

1. off or away from the shore;

   They pushed the boat offshore.

2. at a distance from the shore, on a body of water:

   looking for oil offshore.

3. in a foreign country.

adjective

1. moving or tending away from the shore toward or into a body of water:

   an offshore wind.

2. located or operating on a body of water, at some distance from the shore:

   offshore fisheries.

3. registered, located, conducted, or operated in a foreign country:

   an offshore investment company; offshore manufacture of car parts.

verb (used with or without object)

1. (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

/ ˌɒfˈʃɔː /

adjective

1. from, away from, or at some distance from the shore
2. overseas; abroad

adjective

1. sited or conducted at sea as opposed to on land

   offshore industries

2. based or operating abroad in places where the tax system is more advantageous than that of the home country

   offshore fund

   offshore banking

offshore

/ ôf′shôr′ /

1. 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 Words From

• off·shor·ing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of offshore¹

First recorded in 1710–20; off + shore ¹

Example Sentences

In February 2000, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute were using a remotely operated vehicle to observe sea animals offshore when they discovered a bioluminescent mollusk with a large gelatinous hood and paddle-like tail.

From Los Angeles Times

The creature lives offshore along the Pacific coast of North America and has been spotted as far north as Oregon and as far south as Southern California, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times

The shortest winning novel in the history of the prize was 1979's Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald, at 132 pages.

From BBC

"We're really active in trying to get future orders so we can continue to support the growth in offshore wind and making that product here in Hull," he added.

From BBC

With intense offshore winds and extremely dry brush, the blaze spread quickly and, by the afternoon, had ripped through hillside neighborhoods near Camarillo.

From Los Angeles Times