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where away

where away phrase: where are you going? What is your destination?

Phrase

where away

  1. (archaic) Where are you going? What is your destination?
    • 'Where away the nicht sae late, laird?' says John.
      'I go to save a soul from hell,' was the answer.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
    Synonyms:
    whither away
  2. A query uttered by the officer of the deck as to the direction of an object sighted by the lookout.

Synonyms of where away

Questions about where away

What does where away mean?
Where away means where are you going? What is your destination?
What part of speech is where away?
Where away is a phrase.

Words near where away in the dictionary

  1. where are we
  2. where are we going
  3. where are you
  4. where are you from
  5. where as
  6. where away
  7. where can I find a hotel
  8. where do I sign up
  9. where do you live
  10. where do you live at
  11. where do you work

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