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off-trail

[ awf-treyl, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˈtreɪl, ˈɒf- /
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adjective, adverb
away from a path or trail: off-trail hiking;to wander off-trail.
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Origin of off-trail

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby off-trail

off the track, off the wagon, off-the-wall, off-topic, offtrack, off-trail, off-white, Off with her head! Off with his head!, off year, off-year election, Ofgas
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How to use off-trail in a sentence

  • This is a cut-off trail widely used by the Park Rangers in their winter patrols but seldom used by the public.

    Guide to Yosemite|Ansel Hall

  • And she mighty near rolled off down into Pitchstone Canyon, comin' up by the cut-off trail.

    The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories|Owen Wister

  • But any place yu' go is them undesirable steep slopes, and the cut-off trail takes along about the worst in the business.

    The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories|Owen Wister

  • In two miles the cut-off trail from Little Yosemite joins from the right.

    Guide to Yosemite|Ansel Hall
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