Associations to the word «Offing»

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

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".