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Seashore vs Offshore - What's the difference?

seashore | offshore |

As a noun seashore

is the coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.

As an adjective offshore is

moving away from the shore.

As an adverb offshore is

away from the shore.

As a verb offshore is

to use foreign labour to substitute for local labour.

seashore

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
  • The foreshore, the strip of land between low water and high water.

    • Synonyms

    * (land bordering the sea) seacoast, sea marge * (strip between high and low water marks) foreshore, intertidal zone, littoral

    Hypernyms

    * (land bordering the sea) shore, coast

    Anagrams

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    offshore

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Moving away from the shore.
  • Located in the sea away from the coast.
    • an offshore oil rig
  • Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws.

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • Away from the shore.
  • At some distance from the shore.

    • Verb

    (offshor)
  • To use foreign labour to substitute for local labour.

    • See also

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