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Meaning of offing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

offing

Pronunciation:/ˈɒfɪŋ//ˈɑfɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To kill.

    Example: He got in the way so I had him offed.

  2. To switch off.

    Example: Can you off the light?

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.