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offshore

(ɒfʃɔːʳ, US ɔːf-) also off-shore
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Offshore means situated or happening in the sea, near to the coast.
...Britain's offshore oil industry.
...offshore islands.
Offshore is also an adverb.
One day a larger ship anchored offshore.
When they hit the rocks, they were just 500 yards offshore.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
An offshore wind blows from the land towards the sea.
...a strong off-shore wind.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Offshore investments or companies are located in a place, usually an island, which has fewer tax regulations than most other countries.
[business]
The island offers a wide range of offshore banking facilities.

offshore in British English

(ˌɒfˈʃɔː)
adjective, adverb
1. 
from, away from, or at some distance from the shore
2.  New Zealand
overseas; abroad
adjective
3. 
sited or conducted at sea as opposed to on land
offshore industries
4. 
based or operating abroad in places where the tax system is more advantageous than that of the home country
offshore banking
offshore fund

offshore in American English

(ˈɔfˈʃɔr)
adjective
1. 
moving off or away from the shore
an offshore wind
2. 
situated or in operation at some distance from shore
3.  US
engaged in outside the U.S. as by U.S. banks or manufacturers
offshore investments, offshore assembly plants
adverb
4. 
away or far from the shore; seaward
5.  US
outside the U.S.
to borrow money offshore

offshore in the Oil and Gas Industry 1

(ɔfʃɔr)
adverb
(Extractive engineering: General, Operations)
If something happens offshore, it takes place on the surface of the sea, on a continental shelf, or in deep water.
COLLOCATIONS: work ~
Exploratory drilling offshore is almost always done from mobile rigs.
Exploration for hydrocarbons has been carried out in various parts of the country,both onshore and offshore.
If something happens offshore, it takes place on the surface of the sea, on a continental shelf, or in deep water.
onshore , onshore

offshore in the Oil and Gas Industry 2

(ɔfʃɔr)
adjective
(Extractive engineering: General, Operations)
Offshore drilling and production takes place on the surface of the sea, on a continental shelf, or in deep water.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ rig~ drilling~ production~ oil~ well
Drilling for oil or gas in an ocean, gulf, or sea is known as offshore drilling.
Offshore rigs are drilling structures designed for use in drilling wells in oceans, seas,bays, gulfs etc.
Offshore drilling and production takes place on the surface of the sea, on a continental shelf,or in deep water.
onshore , onshore

Examples of 'offshore' in a sentence
offshore

He had told the women that he had funds in offshore accounts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For others, offshore wind and solar power are offering alternative income streams.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Compared with offshore wind energy, tidal energy is very, very predictable.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The union says that minimum standards would bring the sector into line with the offshore oil industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Putting the fund in an offshore centre significantly reduces those risks.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You can walk or swim to the first two offshore islands.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cyprus has sought to establish itself as an offshore banking centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Offshore wind needs to become competitive with other forms of generation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The ships will be used to supply offshore oil and gas platforms.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The value of the offshore islands as patterns for devolution was limited.
Frank Welsh THE FOUR NATIONS: A History of the United Kingdom (2002)
Britain is the world leader in its commitment to building offshore wind farms.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In our interconnected economies there are no longer any offshore islands.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Ministers will soon announce which firms have been granted onshore and offshore oil and gas licences.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The biggest applause came when he said that all shadow banking systems and offshore tax havens should be outlawed.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Hundreds of offshore wind turbines could be suffering from a design flaw that makes them sink into the sea.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She argues that the regime would give banks and credit card companies a legal justification for cutting off funds to rogue offshore sites.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The island's economy has become dependent on the secretive business of offshore banking.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Indeed, many wealthy people avoid tax altogether by moving their funds offshore.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
PT has been hit by the plunging oil price because of its dependence on the offshore exploration industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

In other languages
offshore

British English: offshore ADJECTIVE
Offshore means situated or happening in the sea, near to the coast.
...the offshore oil industry.
  • American English: offshore
  • Brazilian Portuguese: costeiro
  • Chinese: 海上的
  • European Spanish: costero
  • French: offshore
  • German: Offshore-
  • Italian: vicino alla costa
  • Japanese: 沖の
  • Korean: 연안의
  • European Portuguese: costeiro
  • Latin American Spanish: costero

Chinese translation of 'offshore'

offshore

(ɔfˈʃɔːʳ)

adj

  1. [rig, wind, fishing] 离(離)岸的 (lí'àn de)
  2. [company, bank, investment] 海外的 (hǎiwài de)

adv

  1. 近海地 (jìnhǎi de)
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