Definition of "offshore" []

• Moving or directed away from the shore: an offshore wind. (adjective)
• Located at a distance from the shore: an offshore mooring; offshore oil-drilling platforms. (adjective)
• Located or based in a foreign country and not subject to tax laws: offshore bank accounts; offshore investments. (adjective)
• Away from the shore: The storm moved offshore. (adverb)
• At a distance from the shore: a boat moored offshore. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The action is captured in the forest of drilling rigs and endless pump jacks that, amid this year's slowly receding sloughs, seem to float on water, giving new meaning to the term "offshore drilling.""
• "Since these spots were located offshore, the term offshore banking refers to the act of opening account outside the original boundaries of jurisdiction."
• "ROMANS.(on camera): This the first time that "U.S. News & World Report" editors have considered what they called offshore resistance in their best careers categories."