Offing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒfɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Offing is a noun meaning (figuratively) The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
Meaning
(figuratively) The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of off
- (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.
- (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.
Example Sentences
to see (a ship) in the offing
I came to an Anchor in seven fathomes water in the offing to Sea.
In the offing the sea and the sky were welded together without a joint […]
That's the Grampus's crew. I seed her reported in the offing this morning; a three years' voyage, and a full ship.
Word Forms
- offings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include away, cancelled, forth, inactive, disconnected, unsatisfactory.
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