off-shore oil drilling

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• off·shore — /ˈɑːfˈʃoɚ/ adj 1 : moving away from the shore toward the water an offshore breeze 2 : located in the ocean away from the shore We sailed to an offshore island. He works on an offshore oil rig. 3 : located in a foreign coun …   Useful english dictionary

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