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off and on

off and on adverb: on different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land. Also the alternative form of on and off.

Adverb

off and on

  1. On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.

Also used as

off and on is also the alternative form of on and off.

Questions about off and on

What does off and on mean?
Off and on means on different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.
What part of speech is off and on?
Off and on is an adverb.

Words near off and on in the dictionary

  1. ofer
  2. ofers
  3. OFEX
  4. off
  5. off air
  6. off and on
  7. off and running
  8. off angle
  9. off angled
  10. off angles
  11. off angling

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