| a. | 1. | From the shore; |
| 2. | Located in the waters near the shore; | |
| 3. | Operating or located in a foreign country; |
| Adj. | 1. | offshore - (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" |
| 2. | offshore - at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island" | |
| Adv. | 1. | offshore - away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles offshore" Antonyms: onshore - on or toward the land; "they were living onshore" |