Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Lying at a distance; lying away from the main, central, or important part; lying off, as a ship off a coast.
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Examples
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The shore is not only broken into rough headlands, but has a number of off-lying islets.
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Mylor is most pleasantly situated at the mouth of its own little creek, and looks up the Carrick Roads towards Truro; but before taking the journey thither, delightful in itself and delightful in its objective, it may be worth while to cross the harbour for a peep at St. Mawes, which somehow seems like an off-lying shoot of Falmouth.
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Beyond this, the islands are practically defenceless, except for the protection of their rough seas, fierce inter-channel currents, and the off-lying deadly fangs of rock.
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John, Perkin Warbeck; but the coast is very dangerous, and is rendered more so by off-lying rocks such as the Brisons.
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The cove is encircled by a group of off-lying rocks, insular at high tide; it is only at low water that Kynance can be explored.
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The fine headland of Pentire reaches beyond, with its off-lying islet of Newland.
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The only other alternative, besides the water, was to make a long detour through the off-lying fields, with loss of time.
The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill Ruel Perley Smith 1903
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America had just the ragged coast line, with its off-lying islands and islets, liked by all this gentry, whether smuggler or pirate outright.
Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings Mary Johnston 1903
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He had been camping on their outside walrus-hunting station, and as was customary, he was sometimes away two or three days at a time, having to take refuge on one of the off-lying islands, if bad weather or the fickleness of fortune involved longer distances to travel than he was able to accomplish in a short winter's day.
Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 1902
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There are four off-lying rocks, the farthest out being over three miles from the cape, upon which the sea is almost always breaking.
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