till havs

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Swedish

Etymology

From till (to) +‎ havs (sea's), with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive.

Adverb

till havs (not comparable)

  1. at sea, offshore
    oljeborrning till havs
    offshore drilling
    vindkraft till havs
    offshore wind power
    Oljeplattformar är belägna ute till havs
    Oil platforms are located out at sea / offshore
    De fick motorstopp långt ute till havs
    They suffered an engine failure far out at sea
  2. to sea
    Vi gick till havs
    We went to sea

Usage notes

More about the location and hence more general compared to till sjöss, which usually implies boat travel.

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