offing

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. Source: opted

2. n. the near or foreseeable future Source: wordnet

3. n. the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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