OFFSHORE


Meaning of OFFSHORE in English

I. ˈȯf-ˈshȯr adverb

Date: 1720

1. : from the shore : seaward ; also : at a distance from the shore

2. : outside the country : abroad

II. ˈȯf-ˌ adjective

Date: 1845

1. : coming or moving away from the shore toward the water

an offshore breeze

2.

a. : situated off the shore but within waters under a country's control

offshore fisheries

b. : distant from the shore — compare inshore

3. : situated or operating in a foreign country

offshore mutual funds

offshore banking

III. ˈȯf-ˌ preposition

Date: 1965

: off the shore of

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.