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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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  1. 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.
  2. n. the near or foreseeable future
  3. n. the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
  4. 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.
  5. That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, orwhere there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance fromthe shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in theoffing.
  6. n:100 n. the near or foreseeable future n. the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area