offworld
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈɔfˌwɜrld/
:
colonia espacial
- The astronauts established a new settlement on an offworld colony, allowing for research beyond Earth.
- offworld activation
- offworld teams
Examples
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It's the ideal kitchen appliance for today's busy offworld colonist, and at this price I think it'll be a runaway bestseller at all your Solar City stores.
Fiction book (1999) -
It had come from offworld and was worth more than half the real estate down in the Quartier.
Fiction book (1991) -
"As soon as they learn I'm a broker, they swarm on me to sell their books offworld.
Fiction book (1998) -
The judge wasn't likely to be a problem for another day or two, but they wanted to be offworld as soon as possible, just in case.
Fiction book (1991) -
Forced into marriage with Vyrl, Kamoj learns he comes from offworld, but she doesn't understand what that means.
Fiction book (1999) -
I recently read Robin Parrish's novel Offworld, the story of a group of astronauts returning from Mars who discover that the world's 10 billion people, or almost all of them, have disappeared.
Blog text (20) -
p33 Khadaji hadn't been offworld in five years, and when he booked passage for himself and Veate, he was mildly surprised.
Fiction book (1991) -
After years of planning, they finally launched the mission to build an offworld facility on Mars.
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Tourists are excited to visit the offworld resort, which offers a unique experience among the stars.
Synonyms
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9.9
A world you do not know, seen in fantasy or science fiction
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Etymology
Offworld can also be a noun for a settlement away from Earth; it is like a 'colony' or 'base' on another planet, coming from off- 'away from' plus world 'Earth', so an offworld is literally a 'world away' where people live.