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engin
offing
pek uzak olmayan
offing
sahilden görülen açık deniz
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in the offing yakında
offing
{i} açık deniz
offing
sahilden ölçülen deniz mesafesi
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plural of offing
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The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing
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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

We beat off shore during the whole of the night, when the weather moderated, and at daybreak we found out that we had not gained much offing, in consequence of the current….

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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

That's the Grampus's crew. I seed her reported in the offing this morning; a three years' voyage, and a full ship.

offing
Present participle of off
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{n} a sea-term for the open or full sea
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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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Distance from land
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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"
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The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards
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To seaward, a safe distance from shore
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The distant part of the sea visible from the shore
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{i} distant part of the sea visible from the shore; remote place far from the shore, high seas
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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" the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing
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the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"
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the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing
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Implies out at sea, or at a good distance from the shore, where there is deep water and no need for a pilot to conduct the ship
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If you say that something is in the offing, you mean that it is likely to happen soon. A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing. = imminent. be in the offing to be likely to happen soon (offing (17-20 centuries), from off)