till havs
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From till (“to”) + havs (“sea's”), with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive.
Adverb
[edit]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
[edit]More about the location and hence more general compared to till sjöss, which usually implies boat travel.