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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

off the Cornish coast, a distress signal

(2) Six people were rescued by helicopter from a fishing boat in distress off the Cornish coast.


(2) a distress signal.

What does the phrase "off the Cornish coast" mean in the first sentence?

Also, what does the phrase "a distress signal" mean?

Please help me.
  

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Cornish is the adjective to describe things from Cornwall (in the South West of England). The Cornish coast is the coastline off Cornwall. A boat in distress is a boat that is sinking or has capsized.

— Lil' Ruby Rose

  • Cornish is the adjective to describe things from Cornwall (in the South West of England).
  • The Cornish coast is the coastline off Cornwall.
  • A boat in distress is a boat that is sinking or has capsized.
  • A distress signal is an emergency signal the boat's crew send out to try and get help.
  • This might be a radio message (often "Mayday!
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Cornish is the adjective to describe things from Cornwall (in the South West of England). The Cornish coast is the coastline off Cornwall.

A boat in distress is a boat that is sinking or has capsized. A distress signal is an emergency signal the boat's crew send out to try and get help. This might be a radio message (often "Mayday! Mayday!" or "SOS") or a flare from a flaregun.
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Thank you Lil Ruby Rose.

I almost got it.

I can't understand only this, "The Cornish coast is the coastline off Cornwall" of your explanation.

Actually I don't know the meaning of "coastline" and "off" in this expression.

Could you explain it?
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Cornwall is the area in the far South West of England. The edges of this county are surrounded by sea, and have beaches, cliffs and rocky shores. This is the coastline.
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Thank you Lil Ruby Rose.

I understood everything, but a bit confused with the preposition off.

Actually, I always find difficult to understand a sentence with preposition "off".

I think, that six people were rescued and brought on the coast of "Cornwall".

Am I right?
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The coastline off Cornwall means the coastline around the edges of the county Cornwall.

Six people were rescued from the coastline off Cornwall = Six people were rescued from the sea around the edges of Cornwall.
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Thank you. I got it now.

You have rightly said, "Englightenment is always preceded by a confusion".
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