offshore

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective (of winds) coming from the land
  2. adjective at some distance from the shore
  3. adverb away from shore; away from land

Etymology

From off- + shore.

In classic literature

Synonyms

seaward

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