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['ɒfɪŋ]* * *offing /ˈɒfɪŋ/n. (naut.)1 [u] (il) largo; mare aperto: ( di nave) to lay in the offing, restare al largo ( ma in vista della terra)● (naut.) in the offing, al largo; in vista ( anche fig.): A torpedo boat was waiting in the offing, una torpediniera aspettava al largo; There is an engagement in the offing, c'è in vista un fidanzamento.* * *['ɒfɪŋ]
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