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for offshore
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Offshore \Off"shore"\, a.
1. From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.
[1913 Webster]
2. Located in the waters near the shore; as, offshore
drilling.
[PJC]
3. Operating or located in a foreign country; as, an offshore
bank account; offshore mutual funds.
[PJC] offside
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
offshore
adv 1: away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles
offshore" [ant: onshore]
adj 1: (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" [syn:
offshore, seaward] [ant: inshore, onshore,
seaward, shoreward]
2: at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an
offshore island"
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