adj · adv · noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:AO1 F SH AO1 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Moving away from the shore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Located in the sea away from the coast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
an offshore oil rig
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws or labor costs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adv
Meaning 4
Away from the shore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adv
Meaning 5
At some distance from the shore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
An area of or portion of sea away from the shore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
An island, outcrop, or other land away from shore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Something or someone in, from, or associated with another country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, in order to seek lower business costs, such as labor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective
Meaning 10
(of winds) coming from the land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
offshore winds
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seaward
Antonyms: inshore
11
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
at some distance from the shore
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
offshore oil reserves
an offshore island
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
adverb
Meaning 12
away from shore; away from land
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
cruising three miles offshore
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: onshore
History
Etymology
From off- + shore.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
merelle suuntautuva
— moving away from the shore
German:
ablandig
— moving away from the shore
Macedonian:
движење далеку од брегот
(dviženje daleku od bregot)
— moving away from the shore
Māori:
whakawaho
— moving away from the shore
Marathi:
किनारापार
(kinārāpār)
— moving away from the shore
Marathi:
किनाऱ्यापासून दूर
(kināryāpāsūn dūr)
— moving away from the shore
Spanish:
alejándose de la costa
— moving away from the shore
Ngazidja Comorian:
maze
— located in the sea away from the coast
Dutch:
buiten de kust
— located in the sea away from the coast
French:
offshore
— located in the sea away from the coast
French:
au large
— located in the sea away from the coast
German:
offshore
— located in the sea away from the coast
Greek:
αρόδου
(aródou)
— located in the sea away from the coast
Hebrew:
ימי
(yami)
— located in the sea away from the coast
Indonesian:
lepas pantai
— located in the sea away from the coast
Macedonian:
средморе
(sredmore)
— located in the sea away from the coast
Norwegian Bokmål:
offshore
— located in the sea away from the coast
Norwegian Nynorsk:
offshore
— located in the sea away from the coast
Spanish:
mar adentro
— located in the sea away from the coast
Spanish:
en ultramar
— located in the sea away from the coast
Spanish:
en altamar
— located in the sea away from the coast
Spanish:
costa afuera
— located in the sea away from the coast
Swedish:
till havs
— located in the sea away from the coast
Swedish:
offshore
— located in the sea away from the coast
Armenian:
օֆշորային
(ōfšorayin)
— located in another country
Belarusian:
афшо́рны
(afšórny)
— located in another country
Bulgarian:
офшо́рен
(ofšóren)
— located in another country
Chinese Mandarin:
離岸 /离岸
(lí'àn)
— located in another country
Chinese Mandarin:
濱外 /滨外
(bīnwài)
— located in another country
Chinese Mandarin:
國外 /国外
(guówài)
— located in another country
Esperanto:
alilanda
— located in another country
Finnish:
ulkomaalainen
— located in another country
French:
offshore
— located in another country
Georgian:
ოფშორული
(opšoruli)
— located in another country
German:
Off-Shore-
— located in another country
Greek:
εξωχώριος
(exochórios)
— located in another country
Icelandic:
aflandsríki
— located in another country
Japanese:
オフショア
(ofushoa)
— located in another country
Japanese:
海外での
(kaigai de no)
— located in another country
Kazakh:
офшорлық
(ofşorlyq)
— located in another country
Kazakh:
оффшорлық
(offşorlyq)
— located in another country
Korean:
역외
(yeogoe)
— located in another country
Korean:
해외
(hae'oe)
— located in another country
Macedonian:
странска
(stranska)
— located in another country
Macedonian:
странски
(stranski)
— located in another country
Russian:
офшо́рный
(ofšórnyj)
— located in another country
Spanish:
deslocalizado
— located in another country
Spanish:
extraterritorial
— located in another country
Spanish:
en el extranjero
— located in another country
Spanish:
fuera de país
— located in another country
Spanish:
offshore
— located in another country
Swedish:
utländsk
— located in another country
Swedish:
offshore
— located in another country
Ukrainian:
офшо́рний
(ofšórnyj)
— located in another country
Finnish:
merellä
— away from the shore
Greek:
αρόδου
(aródou)
— away from the shore
Indonesian:
lepas pantai
— away from the shore
Italian:
al largo
— away from the shore
Marathi:
किनारापार
(kinārāpār)
— away from the shore
Marathi:
किनाऱ्यापासून दूर
(kināryāpāsūn dūr)
— away from the shore
Russian:
в откры́том мо́ре
(v otkrýtom móre)
— away from the shore
Spanish:
alejado de la costa
— away from the shore
Bulgarian:
близо до брега
(blizo do brega)
— at some distance from the shore
Finnish:
rannasta
— at some distance from the shore
Greek:
αρόδου
(aródou)
— at some distance from the shore
Indonesian:
lepas pantai
— at some distance from the shore
Italian:
al largo
— at some distance from the shore
Marathi:
किनारापार
(kinārāpār)
— at some distance from the shore
Marathi:
किनाऱ्यापासून दूर
(kināryāpāsūn dūr)
— at some distance from the shore
Spanish:
lejos de la costa
— at some distance from the shore
Catalan:
deslocalitzar
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
Dutch:
verplaatsen
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
Dutch:
delokaliseren
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
Finnish:
ulkoistaa ulkomaille
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
French:
délocaliser
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
Galician:
deslocalizar
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
Italian:
delocalizzare
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
Polish:
przenosić
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
Polish:
przenieść
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
Portuguese:
deslocalizar
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
Spanish:
deslocalizar
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor
Spanish:
extraterritorializar
— to use foreign labor to substitute for local labor