offshore Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective (of winds) coming from the land
    seaward.
    • offshore winds
  2. adjective satellite at some distance from the shore
    • offshore oil reserves
    • an offshore island
  3. adverb away from shore; away from land
    • cruising three miles offshore

WordNet

Off"shore" adjective
Definitions
  1. From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.

Webster 1913