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