offshore
Example Sentences
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On Thursday, the company said "a leak of drilling fluid was identified in two auxiliary lines" connecting the drilling rig to a well about 175 kilometers offshore.
From Barron's
Nor can it access the bulk of its foreign-exchange reserves held offshore; international banks don’t allow transfers to Tehran because of sanctions.
Britain is one of the leading players in renewable energy in Europe owing to onshore and offshore wind power.
From Barron's
Danish offshore wind energy firm Orsted said Friday its US joint venture had filed a lawsuit challenging the suspension of the lease for its nearly-completed project off the coast of New England.
From Barron's
It had a magnitude of 6.1 and was powerful enough to cause minor damage to buildings on the east coast of England, despite its epicentre being 60 miles offshore.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
