offshore

Examples

• All

• "There's a current running and a pretty stiff offshore breeze."

  Fiction book (1996)

• And there is enough offshore wind potential to power the entire East Coast.

  Blog text (33)

• I hope offshore wind energy will also soon take off in the United States.

• We're already home to four of the world's largest offshore wind farms.

• There was an offshore breeze that took us southwest at the rate of a man walking fast.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The offshore breeze carried the smoke and the fog away, and he could see a dazzle of stars overhead.

  Fiction book (1990)

• During most of the time following the American Trader spill, offshore breezes prevailed.

  Academic text (1994)

• Our analysis was focused on terrestrial wind resources, which are greatest in hilly and mountainous regions, but offshore wind resources are also abundant (see the inset map).

  Academic text (2012)

• The offshore wind was perfect for sailing since it blew steadily from the land toward the sea.

• On warm summer days, an offshore breeze can make the beach much more enjoyable.

Synonyms

S

seaward

vsoffshore

1 4.7

The direction toward the sea from land

refers specifically to winds that blow from land toward the sea

S

seawards

vsoffshore

4.2

Toward the sea

applies to winds blowing from land toward sea not to all movements

Antonyms

O

onshore

15 3.5

Located on land near the sea or moving from the sea toward the land

I

inshore

5.6

A wind coming from the sea toward the land

Compounds

O

offshore rig

• Specialized

1 5.6

A large structure in the sea for drilling oil or gas from under the sea floor

O

offshore drilling rig

• Specialized

6.3

Large platform at sea where workers get oil or gas from under the sea floor

How Close

onshore

15 3.5

inshore

5.6

nearshore

1 3.5

offshore

10 4.8

seaward

1 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology