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

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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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