offshore

adj.

1. Moving or directed away from the shore: an offshore wind.
2. 1. Located at a distance from the shore: an offshore mooring; offshore oil-drilling platforms.
   2. Located or based in a foreign country and not subject to tax laws: offshore bank accounts; offshore investments.

adv.

1. Away from the shore: The storm moved offshore.
2. At a distance from the shore: a boat moored offshore.

n.
The comparatively flat region of submerged land extending seaward from beyond the region where breakers form to the edge of the continental shelf.

Located or based outside of one's national boundaries.

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Term used in the United States for any financial organization with a headquarters outside the country. A Mutual Fund with a legal domicile in the Bahamas or the Cayman Islands, for instance, is called an offshore fund. To be sold in the United States, such funds must adhere to all pertinent federal and state regulations. Many banks have offshore subsidiaries that engage in activities that are either heavily regulated or taxed or not allowed under U.S. Law.

1. In meteorology, moving seawards from the land, as in an offshore wind.

2. In geomorphology, the zone to the seaward side of the breakers.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fra land, fralands-, ud for kysten, kyst-, udlands-
adv. - fra land, ud for kysten

Nederlands (Dutch)
van de kust af, uit/ voor de kust, in het buitenland (geplaatste orders)

Français (French)
adj. - du large, (Fin) hors-lieu, offshore (des fonds, un paradis fiscal), en mer, marin (plate-forme), (fig) international
adv. - (Fin) hors-lieu, en mer, offshore

Deutsch (German)
adj. - küstennah, Auslands-
adv. - in Küstennähe

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παράκτιος, απόγειος (άνεμος), στα ανοικτά, μακριά από την ακτή, χερσαίος, στεριανός, πελάγιος, πελαγίσιος
adv. - στα ανοικτά, στο πέλαγος (κν. αρόδου)

Italiano (Italian)
al largo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - situado ao largo
adv. - ao largo

Русский (Russian)
прибрежный, оффшорный, заграничный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - que viene de la tierra, terral
adv. - de tierra, de la costa, de altura, mar adentro, a corta distancia de la costa

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - frånlands-, ett stycke utanför kusten
adv. - frånlands-, ett stycke utanför kusten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
向海面吹的, 海面上的, 离岸的, 离岸, 向海面

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 向海面吹的, 海面上的, 離岸的
adv. - 離岸, 向海面

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 앞바다의, 역외의
adv. - 앞바다를 향하여

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 沖に
adj. - 沖の, 沖合の, 沖に向かう, 国外で取り決めた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بعيدا عن أو آت من الشاطئ (ظرف) من الشاطئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מכיוון היבשה, (רוח נושבת) בכיוון הים, ("מחוץ למדינה", ללא מסים כבדים) איזור‬
adv. - ‮בכיוון הים, במרחק-מה מהחוף, בחו"ל‬

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