- 1happening or existing in the ocean, not far from the land offshore drilling an offshore island
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- 2(of winds) blowing from the land toward the ocean offshore breezes
- 3(business) (of money, companies, etc.) kept or located in a country that has more generous tax laws than other places offshore investments
offshore
adjectiveNAmE//ˌɔfˈʃɔr//, NAmE//ˌɑfˈʃɔr//
[usually before noun] a ship anchored offshore profits earned offshore compare inshore, onshoreSee offshore in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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