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along and off

English translation: along Gibb street and further away from Gibb street

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English term or phrase:along and off
Selected answer:along Gibb street and further away from Gibb street
Entered by: AltoSignificado

17:38 Apr 9, 2023
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English term or phrase: along and off
I need to know the meaning of the phrase "along and off" in the following contexts. It's in the description of the location of a place in a tour guide. The street mentioned is not in straight line; it makes a bend, as you can see in this map: https://goo.gl/maps/kohXgY7Ff2Ccm8AM8. Could that be the meaning?

Jammed with traffic and jostled by decrepit industrial buildings, it's hardly enticing, but there are two reasons to venture out here. The first is the bus station on the right; the second — on the left just along and off Gibb Street — is the arts complex that occupies The Custard Factory, a handsome, homely affair set around a friendly little courtyard.
AltoSignificado
Local time: 11:30
along Gibb street and further away from Gibb street
Explanation:
It has nothing to do with the bend on Gibb street.
It is an arts complex that includes more than one building. Some buildings are along Gibb street and some will lead you further away from Gibb street.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wibFSX8C4Ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSFSvt_tj84

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Note added at 3 days 7 hrs (2023-04-13 00:48:39 GMT)
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complex:
2. A building or group of buildings used for a single purpose
e.g., a sports complex.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/complex
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Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 10:30
Grading comment
Thank you all for your answers. I choose this one because of the very helpful videos.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2Arts complex is just off Gibb Street
Yvonne Gallagher
4along Gibb street and further away from Gibb street
Kiet Bach
4 -1along and little away from Gibbs Street or adjacent to and slightly away from Gibbs Streets
Narender Anand


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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Arts complex is just off Gibb Street


Explanation:
Yes you're right


...continue (past the bus station, on the right) ALONG Gibb St and you willl see the arts complex located in the Custard Factory, just OFF Gibb St

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 18:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 659

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
16 mins
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Tony M
36 mins
  -> Thanks Tony!
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
along and little away from Gibbs Street or adjacent to and slightly away from Gibbs Streets


Explanation:
When you say along Gibbs Street, it means along Gibbs Street or parallel to Gibbs Street and to express is exactly the communicator sounded a little away from Gibbs Street.

Narender Anand
India
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  AllegroTrans: "along" means just that, not parallel to; your answer is confusing; your explanation "..and to express is exactly the communicator sounded a little away from Gibbs Street" is not English
5 hrs
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3 days 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
along Gibb street and further away from Gibb street


Explanation:
It has nothing to do with the bend on Gibb street.
It is an arts complex that includes more than one building. Some buildings are along Gibb street and some will lead you further away from Gibb street.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wibFSX8C4Ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSFSvt_tj84

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Note added at 3 days 7 hrs (2023-04-13 00:48:39 GMT)
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complex:
2. A building or group of buildings used for a single purpose
e.g., a sports complex.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/complex

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 10:30
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you all for your answers. I choose this one because of the very helpful videos.
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