Dictionary Check: offshore

"offshore" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

adjective

(of winds) coming from the land

Example: "offshore winds"
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adjective

at some distance from the shore

Example: "offshore oil reserves"
adverb

away from shore; away from land

Example: "cruising three miles offshore"
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