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offcoming en · ADJ

Etymology

From off- + coming. Compare incoming, oncoming, upcoming, etc.

Meanings

1. coming or casting off; retiring, shedding, detaching or emitting
   • And when I was done washing all the on-going shift's dirty dishes, I had to start all over again with the off-coming shift and the rest of the crew. 2006, Giovanni Andreazzi, Fairy Tales and Sea Stories:
   • The workday began at first light and continued until evening twilight. The men first stored their hammocks, then went about sweeping and swabbing down the decks. Breakfast was timed so as to feed the ongoing watch and then the offcoming watch. 2003, M. Hill Goodspeed, U.S. Navy: A Complete History:
   • Heterogeneous reactions involving the offcoming vapors are accelerated or retarded. 1994, Jerry P. Byers, Metalworking Fluids:

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Relateds

come off · offcomer · offcome