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offshore

[awf-shawr, -shohr, of-] / ˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf- /
ADJECTIVE
away from the shoreline
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms


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“The industrialization of our coastline that offshore wind would create, I think, is just grotesque, and I’m dead against it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

While market commentators have focused on who will buy BP’s North Sea assets, the London-listed energy company has made its first international acquisition offshore the east coast of Canada, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

His support for exploratory oil drilling in offshore waters near the mouth of the Amazon in particular has drawn criticism.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Southern California... just got battered by offshore tropical cyclones, which led to flooding events already and beach erosion, so there's lots of anxiety about extra flood risk coming from El Nino and these waves."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

San Piedro was an island of five thousand damp souls, named by lost Spaniards who moored offshore in the year 1603.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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