English
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�fɪ�|-�fɪ�
Noun
en-noun
- nautical The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards
#* 1719: w:Daniel Defoe|Daniel Defoe, w:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe
#*: I saw the land run out a great length into the sea, at about the distance of four or five leagues before me; and the sea being very calm, I kept a large offing to make this point.
- The distant part of the sea visible from the shore
Derived terms
in the offing
fa:offing
io:offing
te:offing
vi:offing
zh:offing
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