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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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verb
present participle and gerund of off
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: body of water, water
noun
the near or foreseeable future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: future, hereafter, futurity, time to come
History
From off + -ing. Attested since before 1600. Early texts also spell the term offin and offen.
