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Lessor said that storm is likely to stay far enough offshore to miss Connecticut or give only a glancing blow, but might still bring snow.
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The film, which fell 56 percent domestically, continued to make up ground internationally, earning another $34.1 million offshore for a foreign total of $170 million and global haul of $211.7 million.
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That's understandable for areas that are thousands of miles offshore and miles deep.
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Court documents say Transport Logistics conspired to pay more than $1.7 million to offshore bank accounts associated with shell companies in Switzerland, Cyprus and Latvia.
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Lackey will talk about his 30 years of experience fishing offshore in California and Baja California, including sites in the San Francisco area to the Revillagigedo Islands, a group of islands off the coast of Mexico.
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They were also accused of conspiring to launder millions of dollars and hiding offshore bank accounts.
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Fortunately for the economic development of the new city, an inexpensive solution was right offshore.
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When the trees were above water, the Gulf Coast sea level was hundreds of feet lower and the coastline was 30 to 60 miles farther offshore, according to AL.com.
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First Known Use of offshore
1720
Definition of offshore
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: 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
Examples of offshore in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of offshore from the Web
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The new plan should help fill their nets by opening more than 3,000 square miles of offshore areas that had been temporarily closed to protect weak rockfish stocks.
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Meanwhile, his administration is trying to roll back regulations to tackle global warming and reduce pollution, as well as expand oil and gas drilling on public lands and offshore areas.
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The cool, onshore flow ends by Friday, and a warm, offshore flow begins.
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The finding could have serious implications for many aspects of life that rely on the delta, from ship commerce on the river and offshore oil and gas exploration to wildlife habitats.
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Given the uncertainties, there hasn’t been significant offshore mapping, let alone drilling, in Belize for decades.
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Their accident rates are comparable, in fact, to those among flights conducted by medevac services and offshore oil rig transportation, both of which often fly in more treacherous conditions than air tours.
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Bahrain’s oil minister and energy executives detailed the find at a press conference, saying the oil was discovered in the offshore Khalij al-Bahrain Basin, which spans some 770 square miles in shallow waters off the country’s western coast.
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The exact site was six miles offshore Elkhorn Slough in Monterey Bay.
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First Known Use of offshore
1769
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Recent Examples of offshore from the Web
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Iceland’s hope of finding oil offshore its coast is fading after China and Norway decided to back out of the island nation’s only remaining exploration license.
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Hurricane Jose, which had threatened the northern Caribbean a few days after Irma before turning north into the Atlantic, is moving slowly offshore of the central U.S. Atlantic Coast.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'offshore.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of offshore
1942
OFFSHORE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of offshore for English Language Learners
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: moving away from the shore toward the water
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: located in the ocean away from the shore
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: located in a foreign country
OFFSHORE Defined for Kids
Definition of offshore for Students
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: coming or moving away from the shore
- an offshore breeze
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: located off the shore
- offshore oil
Definition of offshore for Students
: from the shore : at a distance from the shore
He swam offshore.
The boat is anchored offshore.
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