Complete Definition of "offshore"

English

Adjective
offshore

  1. moving away from the shore
  2. located in the sea away from the coast

#:''an offshore oil rig

  1. located in another country, especially one having benefical tax laws

Translations
trans-top|moving away from the shore
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trans-top|located in the sea away from the coast
Spanish: mar adentro
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trans-top|located in another country
Finnish: ulkomaalainen
Russian: о��о�н�й (ofšórnyj)
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Adverb
offshore

  1. away from the shore
  2. at some distance from the shore

Translations
trans-top|away from the shore
Finnish: merellä
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trans-top|at some distance from the shore
Finnish: rannasta
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Verb
to offshore

  1. to use foreign labour to substitute for local labour

Translations
trans-top|to use foreign labour to substitute for local labour
Finnish: ulkoistaa ulkomaa|ulkomaille
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See also
deep-sea
inshore

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