Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - offshore
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Offshore
offshore
1. Offshore means situated or happening in the sea, near to the coast. ...Britain’s offshore oil industry. ...offshore islands. ADJ: ADJ n • Offshore is also an adverb. One day a larger ship anchored offshore... When they hit the rocks, they were just 500 yards offshore. ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, oft amount ADV 2. An offshore wind blows from the land towards the sea. ADJ: ADJ n 3. Offshore investments or companies are located in a place, usually an island, which has fewer tax regulations than most other countries. (BUSINESS) The island offers a wide range of offshore banking facilities. ADJ: ADJ n
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1.
I. adverb Date: 1720 1. from the shore ; seaward; also at a distance from the shore 2. outside the country ; abroad II. adjective Date: 1845 1. coming or moving away from the shore toward the water an ~ breeze 2. a. situated off the shore but within waters under a country's control ~ fisheries b. distant from the shore — compare inshore 3. situated or operating in a foreign country ~ mutual funds ~ banking III. preposition Date: 1965 off the shore of ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
adj. 1 situated at sea some distance from the shore. 2 (of the wind) blowing seawards. 3 (of goods, funds, etc.) made or registered abroad. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
4.
1. двигающийся в направлении от берега offshore breeze —- береговой бриз 2. находящийся на некотором, небольшом расстоянии от берега offshore fishery —- морской рыболовный промысел; рыболовные места вдали от берега offshore islands —- прибрежные острова offshore patrol —- воен. дальний прибрежный дозор 3. находящийся в открытом море offshore oil wells —- нефтяные скважины в открытом море 4. ам. заграничный, иностранный; за пределами США offshore purchases —- закупки за границей offshore procurement —- воен. заготовка предметов снабжения из местных источников 5. в открытом море 6. в направлении от берега, с берега the wind was blowing offshore —- ветер дул с берега ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 connected with work that is done on or under the sea (offshore fishing/rig/exploration etc) (more than 10,000 offshore workers based in Orkney) 2 offshore bank/company/investment etc a bank etc that is based abroad in a country where you pay less tax than in your home country 3 offshore wind/current etc a wind etc that is blowing or moving away from the land (- compare inshore, onshore) - offshore adv (a boat anchored offshore) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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