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Onshore vs Overseas - What's the difference?

onshore | overseas |

As adjectives the difference between onshore and overseas

is that onshore is moving from the sea towards the land while overseas is abroad.

As adverbs the difference between onshore and overseas

is that onshore is from the sea towards the land while overseas is abroad.

As a verb onshore

is (management) to relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same country.

onshore

English

Alternative forms

* on-shore

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • moving from the sea towards the land
  • positioned on or near the shore

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • from the sea towards the land

    • Verb

    (onshor)
  • (management) To relocate production, services or jobs to lower-cost locations in the same country.

    • See also

    * noshore * offshore

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    overseas

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (British) oversea

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Abroad.
    • Overseas branches of the company are doing well.
  • Living (being resident) in a foreign country.
    • Overseas Chinese communities exist in North and South America.
  • Across a sea.
    • Her overseas trip went well.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Abroad.
    • He emigrated and now lives overseas .
  • Across a sea.