incoming
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incoming¹
- /ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/
Where it comes from
From in (adverb) + coming (adjective).
adjective
- Coming (or about to come) in; arriving. Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers.
- Succeeding to an office or other position. The incoming prime minister gave a press conference.
interjection
- A warning that something is coming towards the addressee, especially enemy artillery fire.
incoming²
- /ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English incomming, in comyng, in-comyng, incomyng, in-comynge, incomynge, inne comyng, yn comyng, equivalent to in (adverb) + coming (noun).
noun incomings
- The act of coming in; arrival.
- Enemy fire directed at oneself. Volume, however, was only part of the story because the incoming was almost always the heavier stuff. The hill received little 60mm or 82mm mortar fire but a deluge of 120mm mortar and 100mm artillery rounds.
