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off·shore  (ôfshôr, -shr, f-)

adj.

1. Moving or directed away from the shore: an offshore wind.

2.

a. Located at a distance from the shore: an offshore mooring; offshore oil-drilling platforms.

b. Located or based in a foreign country and not subject to tax laws: offshore bank accounts; offshore investments.

adv.

1. Away from the shore: The storm moved offshore.

2. At a distance from the shore: a boat moored offshore.

n.

The comparatively flat region of submerged land extending seaward from beyond the region where breakers form to the edge of the continental shelf.

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offshore [ˌɒfˈʃɔː]

adj & adv

1. from, away from, or at some distance from the shore

2. NZ overseas; abroad

adj

1. sited or conducted at sea as opposed to on land offshore industries

2. (Economics) based or operating abroad in places where the tax system is more advantageous than that of the home country offshore banking offshore fund

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offshore  (ôfshôr)

The relatively flat, irregularly shaped zone that extends outward from the breaker zone to the edge of the continental shelf. The water depth in this area is usually at least 10 m (33 ft). The offshore is continually submerged.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	offshore - (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" seaward inshore, onshore, shoreward, seaward - (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from seaward winds"
	2.	offshore - at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island" marine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea
Adv.	1.	offshore - away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles offshore" onshore - on or toward the land; "they were living onshore"

Translations

offshore [ˌɒfˈʃɔːʳ]

A. ADJ

1. (= near the shore) [island] → cercano a la costa, del litoral; [waters] → de la costa, del litoral
offshore fishing → pesca f de bajura

2. (= out at sea) [rig, platform, drilling] → off-shore adj inv, costa afuera; [well] → submarino
offshore oil → petróleo m de costa afuera
offshore oilfield → campo m petrolífero submarino

3. (= from land) [breeze] → que sopla de la tierra, terral

4. (Fin) [account, fund] → en un paraíso fiscal/en paraísos fiscales, offshore inv (Tech)
he has an offshore account → tiene una cuenta en un paraíso fiscal, tiene una cuenta offshore(Tech)
people with offshore accounts → la gente con cuentas en paraísos fiscales, la gente con cuentas offshore(Tech)
offshore banking → operaciones fpl bancarias en paraísos fiscales
offshore investments → inversiones fpl en paraísos fiscales

B. ADV

1. (= near the coast) [lie, anchor, fish] → cerca de la costa
they were just offshore → estaban en las inmediaciones de la costa

2. (= out at sea) [drill] → off-shore, costa afuera

3. (= away from the shore) the current carried him offshore → la corriente lo alejaba de la costa or hacia el interior del mar
they were rescued 20 miles offshore → los rescataron a 20 millas de la costa

4. (Fin) [invest] → en un paraíso fiscal/en paraísos fiscales
people who invest offshore → la gente que invierte en paraísos fiscales

offshore [ˌɒfˈʃɔː^r]

adj

[breeze] → de terre

[island] → proche du littoral

[fishing] → côtier/ière

[oil industry] → offshore inv
Britain's offshore oil industry → l'industrie pétrolière offshore de la Grande-Bretagne
offshore oilfield → gisement m pétrolier en mer, gisement m pétrolier offshore

adv [anchor] → au large
to be 5000 yards offshore → être à 5 kilomètres de la côte

offshore:

offshore banking

n (Fin) → Offshorebankgeschäfte pl

offshore company

n (Fin) → Offshorefirma f

offshore fishery

n → Küstenfischerei f

offshore well

n → Offshorebohrloch nt

offshore worker

n → Offshorearbeiter(in) m(f)

offshore [ˈɒfˈʃɔːʳ] adj (breeze) → di terra; (island) → vicino/a alla costa; (fishing) → costiero/a; (oil rig) → off-shore inv