Offcoming

Quick meaning: Offcoming is an adjective meaning coming or casting off; retiring, shedding, detaching or emitting.

Meaning

coming or casting off; retiring, shedding, detaching or emitting.

Example Sentences

Heterogeneous reactions involving the offcoming vapors are accelerated or retarded.

And when I was done washing all the on-going shift's dirty dishes, I had to start all over again with the off-coming shift and the rest of the crew.

The workday began at first light and continued until evening twilight. The men first stored their hammocks, then went about sweeping and swabbing down the decks. Breakfast was timed so as to feed the ongoing watch and then the offcoming watch.

Word Forms

• off-coming
• off coming

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cast-off, departing, castoff, abjected, forthdrawing, prescindent.

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