Definition of Offng
Off"ing (?), n. [From Off.]
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (nautical) The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards
- The distant part of the sea visible from the shore
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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