offshore


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
offshore/ɒfˈʃɔː(r)/
adjective & adverb
  • 1 situated at sea some distance from the shore.
  • 2 (of the wind) blowing towards the sea from the land.
  • 3 relating to the business of extracting oil or gas from the seabed.
  • 4 made, situated, or registered abroad.
  • 5 relating to or derived from a foreign country.
verb move (some of a company's processes or services) overseas.
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