OFF-ISLAND


Meaning of OFF-ISLAND in English

/awf"uy"leuhnd, of"-/ , adj.

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

adv.

2. away from the shore of an island: The ship sank about two miles off-island.

[ 1915-20 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .