Offstanding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Offstanding is an adjective meaning Standing off; standing or situated at a distance; distant; far removed; remote.
Meaning
Standing off; standing or situated at a distance; distant; far removed; remote.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of offstand
Example Sentences
A nut-lock including a plate perforated to receive a bolt, having an offstanding nut-engaging flange and a neck [...]
A conveying device, as claimed in claim 1, further including a coaxial spiral body carried by and offstanding from the core.
Forcing teeth farther apart was formerly regarded as a necessary preliminary step to moving offstanding ones into the arch, [...]
In the offstanding hill near Little Malvern the rock is porphyritic, being composed of small, light-coloured crystals of felspar set in an amorphous greenish [...]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aloof, remote, offish, distant, standoffish, away.
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