Offshore

English

Alternative forms

• off-shore

Adjective

Offshore (not comparable)

1. Moving away from the shore.
2. Located in the sea away from the coast.

   an offshore oil rig

3. Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws.

Translations

moving away from the shore

located in the sea away from the coast

Dutch: buiten de kust (nl) Greek: αρόδου (el) (aróδou)

Spanish: mar adentro (es)

located in another country

Finnish: ulkomaalainen (fi) Greek: εξωχώριος (el) (eksokhórios) m.

Russian: офшорный (ru) (ofšórnyj)

Adverb

Offshore (not comparable)

1. Away from the shore.
2. At some distance from the shore.

Translations

away from the shore

Finnish: merellä

Greek: αρόδου (el) (aróδou)

at some distance from the shore

Finnish: rannasta (fi)

Greek: αρόδου (el) (aróδou)

Verb

Offshore (third-person singular simple present offshores, present participle offshoring, simple past and past participle offshored)

1. To use foreign labour to substitute for local labour.

Translations

to use foreign labour to substitute for local labour

Finnish: ulkoistaa ulkomaille

See also

• deep-sea
• inshore
• noshore
• onshore