offshore

/ษ’fหˆสƒษ”ห(ษน)/

IPA: /AO1 F SH AO1 R/

noun
  1. 1

    An area or or portion of sea away from the shore.

  2. 2

    An island, outcrop, or other land away from shore.

  3. 3

    Something or someone in, from, or associated with another country.

verb
  1. 1

    To use foreign labor to substitute for local labor.

adjective
  1. 1

    Moving away from the shore.

  2. 2

    Located in the sea away from the coast.

    โ€œan offshore oil rigโ€

  3. 3

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

adverb
  1. 1

    Away from the shore.

  2. 2

    At some distance from the shore.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/offshore