Definition of Inrun

1. Noun. (skiing) In ski jumping, the ramp down which skiers ski to gain speed, before taking off. ¹

2. Noun. (skiing) The portion of a ski jump run on the descending portion of the ramp. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inrun

1. the approach ramp of a ski jump [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inrun

inregistering
inregisters
inrichment
inrichments
inro
inroad
inroaded
inroading
inroads
inroll
inrolled
inrolling
inrollments
inrolls
inrolments
inrun (current term)
inrunning
inrunnings
inruns
inrush
inrushed
inrushes
inrushing
inrushings
ins.
ins and outs
insafety
insalivation
insalubrious
insalubriousness

Literary usage of Inrun

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1880)
"... afforded inadequate protection from those gales, and in consequence a considerable inrun of the sea existed within the Harbour, and the sand also driven ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"2. recess, arm; spec, cover, creek, fleet (local, Eng.), inrun, bav, bight, nook, gulf, frith, firth, fiord, bayou (southern US). Antonyms: see OUTLET. ..."

3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: And of by William Peere Williams, Great Britain Court of Chancery, Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1826)
"2J9 Trustee compounds debts or inrun- brances ; who to have the benefit of it, see COMPOSITION, DEBTS, SEC. An executor or trustee for an infant neglects to ..."

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