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Incredibly, oil and gas companies don't have to pay certain environmental costs that amount to small change to them, while an offshore wind project start-up is faced with fees that could mean the difference between building a wind farm and packing up and going home.
Chellie Pingree

Meaning of "offshore" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFFSHORE

offshore  [ˌɒfˈʃɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFFSHORE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Offshore can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OFFSHORE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of offshore in the English dictionary

The first definition of offshore in the dictionary is from, away from, or at some distance from the shore. Other definition of offshore is overseas; abroad. Offshore is also sited or conducted at sea as opposed to on land.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFFSHORE


alongshore
əˌlɒŋˈʃɔː
ashore
əˈʃɔː
autorickshaw
ˈɔːtəʊˈrɪkʃɔː
bashaw
bəˈʃɔː
Bradshaw
ˈbrædˌʃɔː
chaw
tʃɔː
chore
tʃɔː
crenshaw
ˈkrɛnˌʃɔː
foreshore
ˈfɔːˌʃɔː
inshore
ˈɪnˈʃɔː
lakeshore
ˈleɪkˌʃɔː
longshore
ˈlɒŋˌʃɔː
nearshore
ˈnɪəˌʃɔː
onshore
ˈɒnˈʃɔː
pshaw
pʃɔː
rickshaw
ˈrɪkʃɔː
seashore
ˈsiːˌʃɔː
shaw
ʃɔː
shore
ʃɔː
trishaw
ˈtraɪˌʃɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFFSHORE

offput
offsaddle
offscourings
offscum
offset
offset blanket
offset lithography
offset paper
offset press
offset printing
offset sheet
offsetable
offshoot
offshoring
offside
offsider
offspring
offstage
offtake
offtrack

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFFSHORE

angashore
backshore
camwhore
chromatophore
chromophore
ctenophore
fluorophore
gametophore
ionophore
isochore
Johore
kinetochore
Lahore
melanophore
photophore
rhynchophore
semaphore
spermatophore
Terpsichore
whore

Synonyms and antonyms of offshore in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «offshore» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFFSHORE

Find out the translation of offshore to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of offshore from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «offshore» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海上的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

costero
570 millions of speakers

English

offshore
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपतटीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الخارج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

от берега
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

costeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমুদ্রতীরাতিক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

offshore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luar pesisir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Offshore-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

沖の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연안의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tengah segoro
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngoài khơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुमारे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

açık deniz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vicino alla costa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na morzu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

від берега
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

off-shore
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

offshore
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buitelandse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

offshore
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

offshore
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of offshore

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFSHORE»

The term «offshore» is very widely used and occupies the 11.902 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFFSHORE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about offshore

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10 QUOTES WITH «OFFSHORE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word offshore.
1
Tom Allen
The offshore ocean area under U.S. jurisdiction is larger than our land mass, and teems with plant and animal life, mineral resources, commerce, trade, and energy sources.
2
Edward Burtynsky
I'm trying to photograph an old offshore oil city that is lying in decay in the Caspian Sea, but I've been having a hard time getting there.
3
Andrew Dominik
America's moved so much of its production and manufacturing offshore, it's become a nation of middlemen.
4
Rickie Fowler
I get out in my boat and go fishing inshore and offshore.
5
Chad Hurley
Many large brands are now just marketing machines for what's being made offshore.
6
Sanjay Kumar
Clients do not expect the infrastructure to be any less reliable just because the service is being delivered from an offshore location; thus, the uptime requirements justify the expense.
7
Richard Linklater
I worked offshore as an oil worker for a couple of years.
8
Rebecca MacKinnon
Yahoo! had a choice. It chose to provide an e-mail service hosted on servers based inside China, making itself subject to Chinese legal jurisdiction. It didn't have to do that. It could have provided a service hosted offshore only.
9
Janet Napolitano
The United States and Arizona are both losing jobs to offshore locations.
10
Chellie Pingree
Incredibly, oil and gas companies don't have to pay certain environmental costs that amount to small change to them, while an offshore wind project start-up is faced with fees that could mean the difference between building a wind farm and packing up and going home.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFSHORE»

Discover the use of offshore in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to offshore and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Offshore
Offers a portrait of a group of eccentrics living in houseboats on the river Thames and describes how their disparate lives intertwine and complicate matters for everyone
Penelope Fitzgerald, 1979
2
Banking Secrecy and Offshore Financial Centres: Money ...
This book brings together the issues surrounding banking secrecy and confiscation of criminal proceeds in offshore financial centres.
Mary Alice Young, 2013
3
Offshore Pipelines: Design, Installation, and Maintenance
Written primarily for engineers and management personnel working on offshore and deepwater oil and gas pipelines, this book covers the fundamentals needed to design, Install, and commission pipeline projects.
Boyun Guo, PhD, Shanhong Song, Ph.D., Ali Ghalambor, PhD, 2013
4
Offshore Wind: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Offshore ...
La 4e de couverture indique : "This essential reference adopts the style of an in-depth technical seminar, discussing all the major milestones of an offshore wind project, highlighting planning considerations, providing guidelines for ...
Kurt E. Thomsen, 2012
5
Offshore Structures: Design, Construction and Maintenance
The ultimate reference for selecting, operating and maintaining offshore structures, this book provides a road map for designing structures which will stand up even in the harshest environments.
Mohamed A. El-Reedy, 2012
6
Offshore Geotechnical Engineering
This book serves as a framework for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and will appeal to professional engineers specialising in the offshore industry."
Mark Randolph, Mark Randolph Susan Gourvenec, 2011
7
Dynamics of Offshore Structures
Throughout the book, consideration is given to the many assumptions involved in formulating a structural model and to the natural forces encountered in the offshore environment.
James F. Wilson, 2003
8
Handbook of Offshore Engineering
This book fills the need for a practical reference work for the state-of-the-art in offshore engineering. All the basic background material and its application in offshore engineering is covered.
Subrata Chakrabarti, 2005
9
Handbook of Offshore Engineering (2-volume set)
This book fills the need for a practical reference work for the state-of-the-art in offshore engineering. All the basic background material and its application in offshore engineering is covered.
Subrata Chakrabarti, 2005
10
Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking Tips
Since many of his stories are pretty funny (when they aren't painful), Offshore Sailing is one of the most winning boating books I've read--as well as one of the most helpful."­­John Rousmaniere, author, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship ...
Bill Seifert, William Seifert, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFSHORE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term offshore is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Opponents in coastal counties hold edge in offshore oil poll
Opponents of offshore drilling edged out supporters among the North Carolinians who would likely be most affected by drilling for oil and ... «The Outer Banks Voice, Jul 15»
2
First U.S. offshore wind farm raises hopes for industry revolution
Offshore turbines have been running in Europe for more than two decades, and U.S. developers have been trying to get steel in the water since ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
3
2015 Faux Pas Rodeo: Team grabs offshore calcutta lead the hard …
Team Stump Jumper lived on the Gulf of Mexico for a couple of days to catch enough fish to take the Offshore Grand Slam Calcutta lead Friday ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
4
Brazil Petrobras Scandal: Oil Output Dips At Offshore Platform As 24 …
A 24-hour strike at Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras has hampered production at one of the company's 19 offshore oil-and-gas platforms ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
5
Is The Cape Wind Project An Offshore Solyndra?
A 2013 report about Cape Wind by American Commitment concludes the project is “an Offshore Solyndra.” The report highlights the enormous ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
6
Genesis Energy, L.P. Completes Acquisition of Enterprise Offshore
The Enterprise offshore business serves some of the most active drilling and development regions in the United States, including deepwater ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
7
Risks and benefits of offshore IT outsourcing
Luckily, most offshore outsourcing firms provide project managers to guide the entire project, rather than relying on the company that hired them ... «Chicago Business Journal, Jul 15»
8
Offshore drilling forum scheduled
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is hosting “Shaping Our Economic Future: Offshore Drilling in N.C.” from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 31 at ... «Jacksonville Daily News, Jul 15»
9
Trade-Ideas: Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) Is Today's "Perilous …
Trade-Ideas LLC identified Hornbeck Offshore Services ( HOS) as a "perilous reversal" (up big yesterday but down big today) candidate. «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
10
More boats head offshore to fish
With the nice days and breaks in the wind, fishermen have headed offshore, and they have been finding fish. The forecast has the wind building ... «Carolinacoastonline, Jul 15»

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