Standard Lemma guide

offshore

adj · adv · noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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

Synonyms: none provided

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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Meaning relationships

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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Meaning relationships

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
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