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offshore
Grammatical Information
Examples
Many species of fish can be found offshore in deeper waters.
offshore
01
situated or occurring in the sea, typically away from the shore or coast
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
Examples
The company invested in offshore drilling for oil extraction.
1.1
(of winds) having a direction that blows from the land toward the sea
Examples
The offshore winds made sailing challenging for the small boats.
02
relating to or originating in a foreign country
Examples
The company moved its headquarters to an offshore location to benefit from lower taxes.
to offshore
01
to move business operations to another country to save money or follow easier rules
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
offshore
3rd person singular
offshores
present participle
offshoring
past simple
offshored
past participle
offshored
Examples
The company offshored its factories to cut costs.
