till havs
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
- 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.
References
- hav in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hav in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hav in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)