offing
海上,海面;不久的將來
Off·ing n. 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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offing
n 1: the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the
offing"
2: 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"