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John liao Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

off preposition in a news item

The retrieval marks the first time searchers have handled devris first sighted by a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P3 Orion and four other search planes in a new search area off Australia's west coast.

What dos "off" mean here?
  

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Some distance away from Australia's west coast. CB

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  • Some distance away from Australia's west coast.
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Some distance away from Australia's west coast.

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