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Offing Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Offing? [n] the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing" [n] the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Offing: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Offing: aftertime \| afteryears \| background \| by-and-by \| course ahead \| crystal ball \| determinism \| distant future \| eventuality \| expectation \| foresight \| forward look \| future \| future tense \| futurism \| futurity \| hereafter \| horizon \| immediate future \| immediate prospect \| imminence \| near future \| outlook \| posteriority \| prediction \| probability \| project \| prophecy \| prospect \| remote distance \| the distance \| the future \| the morrow \| the sweet by-and-by \| time ahead \| time just ahead \| time to come \| tomorrow \| vanishing point See Also \| body of water \| briny \| future \| futurity \| hereafter \| main \| time to come \| water Offing In Webster's Dictionary \Off"ing\, n. [From {Off}.] 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.

Offing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Offing?

[n] the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"
[n] the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"

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Offing In Webster's Dictionary

\Off"ing\, n. [From {Off}.]
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.

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