offing

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

offings

1.
(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.
to see (a ship) in the offing
I came to an Anchor in seven fathomes water in the offing to Sea.
2.
(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.
3.
(figuratively)The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.

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verb

1.
(form of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of off

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in the offingkennautical range of sight ken

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Nguồn gốc từ

From off + -ing. Attested since before 1600. Early texts also spell the term offin and offen.