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off-island
[ awf-ahy-luhnd, of- ]
adjective
- located or tending away from the shore of an island:
an off-island current.
adverb
- away from the shore of an island:
The ship sank about two miles off-island.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of off-island1
First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences
On, still on, under the stars of the far-off island rode the three men.
From Project Gutenberg
To the far-off island of Iceland we must go for the story of the early days of Norway.
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A chief named Wai, of the far-off island of Ono, tributary to Lakemba, came to that island to pay his dues.
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At last he saw a great blue mountain, with snow feathering its crests, in a far-off island, and on that island he alighted.
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In a far-off island, thousands of miles from the mainland, and unconnected with the world by cable, stands this inscription.
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