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offing(dictionary)

offing (iou)



offing noun. E17.
[Perh. from OFF adverb + -ING1.]
Nautical. The part of the visible sea that is distant from the shore or beyond an anchoring-ground. E17.
Nautical. A position at a distance off a shore. L17.
in the offing, (a) rare in the distant future; (b) nearby, at hand, in prospect, likely to appear or happen in the near future. L18.