[off.shore] adv (1720) 1: from the shore: seaward; also: at a distance from the shore
2: outside the country: abroad
[2]off.shore adj (1845) 1: coming or moving away from the shore toward the water "an ~ breeze"
2. a: situated off the shore but within waters under a country's control "~ fisheries" b: distant from the shore--compare inshore
3: situated or operating in a foreign country "~ mutual funds" "~ banking" [3]off.shore prep (1965): off the shore of