off-lying
Example Sentences
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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
There are four off-lying rocks, the farthest out being over three miles from the cape, upon which the sea is almost always breaking.
From Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia by Chittenden, Newton H. (Newton Henry)
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
The off-lying sea, we also found, was shallow.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
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)
