off-lying
Example Sentences
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The off-lying sea, we also found, was shallow.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
An analysis of the somewhat imperfect data which accompany these returns indicates that about three fourths were seized in the Bay of Fundy and in the off-lying waters from thence round to Newfoundland.
From Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
The shore is not only broken into rough headlands, but has a number of off-lying islets.
From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)
England to the south in America had just the ragged coast line, with its off-lying islands and islets, liked by all this gentry, whether smuggler or pirate outright.
From Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings by Johnston, Mary
The only other alternative, besides the water, was to make a long detour through the off-lying fields, with loss of time.
From The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill by Smith, Ruel Perley
