Synonyms for inbound


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-bound
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪnˈbaʊnd


Définition of inbound

Origin :
  • 1857, "homeward," from in + bound (adj.2). Originally of ships.
  • As in inward : adj ingoing
Example sentences :
  • He reassured her, remembering his inbound trip five years ago.
  • Extract from : « The Colors of Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • One was located to catch the inbound from the west; the other, those from the east.
  • Extract from : « The Preacher of Cedar Mountain » by Ernest Thompson Seton
  • I am sending this via the Rotterdam, inbound, and our office will forward it to you.
  • Extract from : « T. Haviland Hicks Senior » by J. Raymond Elderdice
  • Obviously they spent their lives in meeting notorieties on inbound steamers, and made naught of it.
  • Extract from : « Your United States » by Arnold Bennett
  • At the thirty thousand-foot level they passed an inbound Oriental & Western liner, bringing the night mail from China.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Amazons of Venus » by John Murray Reynolds
  • The sudden appearance of an inbound steamer out of a haze that had arisen to the east necessitated immediate full speed.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • This abandonment sometimes aroused the wrath of the passengers on the inbound convoy.
  • Extract from : « The Victory At Sea » by William Sowden Sims
  • We were one of a group of American destroyers convoying a fleet of inbound British merchant steamers.
  • Extract from : « The U-boat hunters » by James B. Connolly
  • The California and the Stockholm, with passengers on board and inbound, were delayed by the storm and will reach port to-day.
  • Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
  • On the highest point of the pass they met an inbound pack train belonging to the Thirty-six, in charge of one Paddock.
  • Extract from : « Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail » by Arthur R. Thompson

Antonyms for inbound

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