Usually means: Remain at a distance, offshore.
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  1. lie off: Merriam-Webster
  2. lie off: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lie off: Wiktionary
  4. lie off: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lie off)

▸ verb:  (nautical, transitive) To remain at a safe distance from (another vessel or hazard)

Similar:
bear off, bear off from, stand off, keep off, haul off, claw off, slip off, long off, loosen, keep at arm's length, more...

Opposite:
hire, employ, retain

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Similar:
bear off, bear off from, stand off, keep off, haul off, claw off, slip off, long off, loosen, keep at arm's length, more...

Opposite:
hire, employ, retain



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