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Meaning of 'offing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Offing [ n.]
- That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing.

Meaning of 'offing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . offing [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
Example in sentence:
  • there was a ship in the offing
Meaning (2):
- the near or foreseeable future
Example in sentence:
  • there was a wedding in the offing

Nearby Words:

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