offing

[prettygoodword]

offing - n., the part of the deep sea visible from shore, beyond the anchoring ground; by extension: at a distance but within sight, in the projected future.


Nautical technical term from off in, presumably, the sense of off-shore.

---L.

Comments

[packbat.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Didn't know that. I've only used it in the metaphorical sense.

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

It's been a fun one to explain to people.

---L.