Associations to the word «Offing»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
OFFING, noun. (nautical) The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
OFFING, noun. (nautical) The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore.
OFFING, noun. (figuratively) The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
OFFING, verb. Present participle of off
Dictionary definition
OFFING, noun. The near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing".
OFFING, noun. The part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing".
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