offshore
近海,离岸,境外,离岸的
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Definitions
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- : off or away from the shore; They pushed the boat offshore.
- : at a distance from the shore, on a body of water: looking for oil offshore.
- : in a foreign country.
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- : moving or tending away from the shore toward or into a body of water: an offshore wind.
- : located or operating on a body of water, at some distance from the shore: offshore fisheries.
- : registered, located, conducted, or operated in a foreign country: an offshore investment company; offshore manufacture of car parts.
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- : to move jobs or business activities from the home territory to a foreign country:When our IT services were offshored to Malaysia, I lost my job.At this time, the manufacturing division has no plans to offshore.Compare nearshore, reshore.
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At the same time, the quality of these offshore teams is worse so its one of those things that happens over time.
Denmark, an early leader in offshore wind, is hoping to help change that with a big new project.
Most notably, New York’s 2019 climate law calls for the installation of 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind farms by 2035, enough to satisfy roughly one-third of the state’s needs.
In the American modeling system’s set of simulations, the majority of lows are centered well offshore the southern Delmarva Peninsula.
It could promote wind and solar leasing on federal land and offshore.
But when modern-day conservationists surveyed the offshore rocks they discovered something even more ethereal lurking within.
Churchill then decided to embark on a British cruiser, the Belfast, and watch the landings from offshore.
It was built in Norway and is classed as an offshore support vessel.
For centuries, offshore rocks, strong surf, and dense fog have cursed boats landing and launching in the Atlantic.
On Thursday, the relief effort intensified with the arrival of an American aircraft carrier group just offshore.
But with this offshore wind, they ought to hear the seals three or four miles away.
They swept onward, Mercer keeping the boat offshore as best he could.
When they arrived near Norwalk they heard that an American gunboat was lying offshore.
The two American ships therefore stood offshore, and were driven far to the east by a gale.
The wind was north by east, quartering offshore, but it was so light as not to cause Matt much concern.