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.

Beyond this, the islands are practically defenceless, except for the protection of their rough seas, fierce inter-channel currents, and the off-lying deadly fangs of rock.

From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)

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)

We were also enabled to lengthen our journeys, as we had very smooth ice to travel over, the off-lying islets keeping the rough pack from pressing in upon the shore.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold

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