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off·shore Listen to audio/ˈɑ:fˈʃoɚ/ adjective
1 : moving away from the shore toward the water
an offshore breeze
2 : located in the ocean away from the shore
We sailed to an offshore island. He works on an offshore oil rig.
3 : located in a foreign country
They opened an offshore bank account. He traced the money to an offshore investment company.
— offshore adverb
An oil company is drilling offshore. The ships are anchored about a mile offshore. A light breeze was blowing offshore.

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