nearshore

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

near +‎ shore

Noun edit

nearshore (plural nearshores)

The region extending seaward from the shoreline.

Etymology 2 edit

By analogy with offshore.

Noun edit

nearshore

(US, business) Non-US operations located near the US, for example in Mexico or the Caribbean.

Verb edit

nearshore (third-person singular simple present nearshores, present participle nearshoring, simple past and past participle nearshored)

(US, business) To move operations to locations near the US, such as Mexico or the Caribbean.