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The correct spelling is offshore.
How to pronounce offshore
noun
IPA: /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/
Say it like: Off-sho-re
The correct spelling is offshore. An area or or portion of sea away from the shore. For example: "an offshore oil rig"
Usage Examples
“an offshore oil rig”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An area or or portion of sea away from the shore.
- 2.An island, outcrop, or other land away from shore.
- 3.Something or someone in, from, or associated with another country.
verb
- 1.To use foreign labor to substitute for local labor.
adjective
- 1.Moving away from the shore.
- 2.Located in the sea away from the coast.
- 3.Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws.
adverb
- 1.Away from the shore.
- 2.At some distance from the shore.
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