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offshore

DEFINITIONS OF: offshore

1

adj (of winds) coming from the land

“offshore winds”
Synonyms:
seaward
Antonyms:
inshore, onshore, seaward, shoreward
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land

adj at some distance from the shore

“offshore oil reserves”
“an offshore island”
Synonyms
marine
relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea

adv away from shore; away from land

“cruising three miles offshore”
Antonyms:
onshore
on or toward the land
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