inbound

inbound
inbound (adj.) 1857, "homeward," from IN (Cf. in) + BOUND (Cf. bound) (adj.2). Originally of ships.

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  • inbound — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ travelling towards a place, especially when returning to the original point of departure …   English terms dictionary

  • inbound — [in′bound΄] adj. 1. traveling or going inward 2. Basketball INBOUNDS vt., vi. Basketball to put (the ball) in play onto the court from out of bounds …   English World dictionary

  • Inbound — Blick in die Großraumvariante eines Callcenters mit abgeteilten Agentenarbeitsplätzen und kommunikativer Sichtverbindung durch blickfreie Wände Als Callcenter (von engl. call center; dt. „Telefon Beratungszentrum“) oder Customer Care Center (zu… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • inbound — [[t]ɪ̱nbaʊnd[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n An inbound flight is one that is arriving from another place. ...a special inbound flight from Honduras. Ant: outbound …   English dictionary

  • inbound — adjective Date: 1894 inward bound < inbound traffic > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inbound — /in bownd /, adj. inward bound: inbound ships. [1890 95; IN 1 + BOUND2] * * * …   Universalium

  • inbound — adj. Inbound is used with these nouns: ↑flight, ↑traffic, ↑train …   Collocations dictionary

  • inbound — in|bound [ˈınbaund] adj AmE an inbound flight or train is arriving at a place ≠ ↑outbound British Equivalent: incoming …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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