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"Offshore" Definition

noun

The comparatively flat region of submerged land extending seaward from beyond the region where breakers form to the edge of the continental shelf.

adverb

At a distance from the shore: a boat moored offshore.
Away from the shore: The storm moved offshore.
From the shore.
At a distance from the shore.
Outside the country.

adjective

Located at a distance from the shore: an offshore mooring; offshore oil-drilling platforms.
Located or based in a foreign country and not subject to tax laws: offshore bank accounts; offshore investments.
Moving or directed away from the shore: an offshore wind.
Coming or moving away from the shore toward the water.
Situated off the shore but within waters under a country's control.

preposition

Off the shore of.

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