offshore
adjective
1. (of winds) coming from the land
- offshore winds
Similar word(s): seaward
2. at some distance from the shore
- offshore oil reserves
- an offshore island
Similar word(s): marine
Sentences with offshore as an adjective:
- an offshore oil rig
adverb
1. away from shore; away from land
- cruising three miles offshore
verb
1. To use foreign labour to substitute for local labour.