off-island

[ awf-ahy-luhnd, of- ]

adjective

1. located or tending away from the shore of an island:

   an off-island current.

adverb

1. away from the shore of an island:

   The ship sank about two miles off-island.

Word History and Origins

Origin of off-island¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Around him, other workers were breaking down bulk packages of salt, soap and other goods, including another volunteer from off-island, a 38-year-old man who goes by the name Savage.

From Los Angeles Times

Around him, other workers were breaking down bulk packages of salt, soap and other goods, including another volunteer from off-island, a 38-year-old man who goes by the name Savage.

From Los Angeles Times

The recycling center sorts 29 varieties of objects, and manages to recycle something like half of them, saving the cost and carbon footprint of sending them off-island.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the operators was off-island and wasn’t getting geographical location information with calls, and thus didn’t know where to send people fleeing the flames.

From Seattle Times

Meanwhile the head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency, Herman Andaya, was off-island at a work conference and getting regular text messages and calls from staffers about the rapidly changing fires.

From Seattle Times