Definitions from 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.
▸ 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.
▸ noun: (figuratively) The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
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▸ 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.
▸ 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.
▸ noun: (figuratively) The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
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away,
cancelled,
Forth,
disconnected,
sour,
unsatisfactory,
inactive,
off duty,
off-duty,
turned,
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▸ Word origin
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▸ Idioms related to offing
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing offing
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▸ Rhymes of offing
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