1
: coming or moving away from the shore toward the water
an offshore breeze
2
a
: situated off the shore but within waters under a country's control
offshore fisheries
b
: distant from the shore compare inshore
3
: situated or operating in a foreign country
offshore mutual funds
offshore banking
off·shore
ˈȯf-ˌshȯr 
: off the shore of
Examples of offshore in a Sentence
Adjective
We sailed to an offshore island.
He works on an offshore oil rig.
They opened an offshore bank account.
He traced the money to an offshore investment company.
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—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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And the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm was completed off Long Island.
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Bubbles emerge from a methane seep offshore Virginia.
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Adverb
The line of severe weather will gradually push offshore by Monday night, though widespread damaging winds and a few tornadoes may be possible through the afternoon and evening before that.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
However, skeptics of the industry say that because of the long transport distances and corrosive and unpredictable conditions at sea, the cost of mining nodules offshore will far outstrip the price of doing so on land.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
For instance, offshore teams may have cultural differences that lead them to treat timelines as flexible goals rather than strict commitments.
—Hirohisa Yamada, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
And the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm was completed off Long Island.
—Kenneth Lovett, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Preposition
The Outer Continental Shelf offshore Maine is virgin water for wind.
—Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2023
Bubbles emerge from a methane seep offshore Virginia.
—Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2016
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“Offshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offshore. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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offshore
1 of 2 adverb
off·shore
ˈȯf-ˈshō(ə)r
-ˈshȯ(ə)r
: from the shore : at a distance from the shore
offshore
2 of 2 adjective
off·shore
ˈȯf-ˌshō(ə)r
-ˌshȯ(ə)r
1
: coming or moving away from the shore
an offshore breeze
2
: located off the shore
offshore islands
an offshore oil rig
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