offshore

adj. far from shore; away from the shore

Offshore has three principal meanings:Physical - in the sea away from the shore; not on the shoreline but out to sea. Offshore Industry - Industry related to equipment for offshore oil and gas Financial - a relative term generally applied to low tax jurisdictions on "off-shore" islands - hence the association with the physical meaning. Many of these islands encourage the formation of letterbox companies, which are used to conceal the beneficiary owner for various purposes (hiding and laundering narcodollars or the proceeds from other illicit activities, parking funds in rapidly depreciating currencies, hiding assets in divorce proceedings etc.)
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Adjective
1. (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds"
(antonym) inshore, onshore, seaward
2. at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"
(similar) sea(a)
Adverb
1. away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles offshore"
(antonym) onshore

n. offshore

adj. offshore