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- [awf-shawr, -shohr, of-]
- /ˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf-/
- /ˌɒfˈʃɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awf-shawr, -shohr, of-]
- /ˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf-/
Definitions of offshore word
- adverb offshore off or away from the shore: They pushed the boat offshore. 1
- adverb offshore at a distance from the shore, on a body of water: looking for oil offshore. 1
- adverb offshore in a foreign country. 1
- adjective offshore moving or tending away from the shore toward or into a body of water: an offshore wind. 1
- adjective offshore located or operating on a body of water, at some distance from the shore: offshore fisheries. 1
- adjective offshore registered, located, conducted, or operated in a foreign country: an off-shore investment company; off-shore manufacture of car parts. 1
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Origin of offshore
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1710-20; off + shore1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Offshore
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
offshore popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
offshore usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for offshore
adjective offshore
- onshore — onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water: a breeze blowing onshore.
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