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Meaning:

Noun:

  • figurative The foreseeable future. ''Chiefly in the phrase'' '''in the offing'''.
  • nautical 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.
  • nautical 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.

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Verb:

  • off

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