INBOUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inbound mean? 

• INBOUND (adjective)
  The adjective INBOUND has 1 sense:

1. directed or moving inward or toward a center

  Familiarity information: INBOUND used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INBOUND (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Directed or moving inward or toward a center

Synonyms:

inbound; inward

Context example:

inward flood of capital

Similar:

incoming (arriving at a place or position)

 Context examples 

Currently on an inbound trajectory, comet C/2019 Q4 is heading toward the inner solar system.

(Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor, NASA)

The new comet, C/2019 Q4, is still inbound toward the Sun, but it will remain farther than the orbit of Mars and will approach no closer to Earth than about 190 million miles (300 million kilometers).

(Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor, NASA)