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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)
- 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
- 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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