1
[ adverb ] away from shore; away from land

Examples

"cruising three miles offshore"

Used in print

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

The spraying operation was conducted from the rear deck of a small Naval vessel , cruising two miles off-shore and vertical to an on-shore breeze .

Related terms

onshore

2
[ adjective ] at some distance from the shore

Examples

"offshore oil reserves" "an offshore island"

Related terms

sea

3
[ adjective ] (of winds) coming from the land

Examples

"offshore winds"

Related terms

inshore

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