Incoming

/ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/ · adjective

Meaning

Coming (or about to come) in; arriving..

Definitions by Sense

1. Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.
2. Succeeding to an office or other position.
3. (military) A warning that something is coming towards the addressee, especially enemy artillery fire.
4. (countable) The act of coming in; arrival.
5. (uncountable, military) Enemy fire directed at oneself.

Example Sentences

Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers.

Underneath a black cliff where the incoming tide smashed on the shingle, they stumbled upon the mail hood of Hrothgar's murdered vassal.

In dense fog at about 10.25 p.m. on the night of October 25, two tank barges carrying petroleum [...] missed the entrance to the docks at Sharpness and were carried up the River Severn by the incoming tide. They collided with one of the piers of the Severn Bridge, carrying the Berkeley Road-Lydney branch of the Western Region, and as a result of the collision both tankers blew up.

The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.

"We landed in their killbox?" "We did. I am sor... No, belay that. Heads down! Cavalry incoming!"

The incoming prime minister gave a press conference.

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.

I'll never forget the sight of those cannoneers standing at their guns firing back while the incoming was hitting all over. That was artillery's mission.

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