inpour

[ in-pawr, -pohr ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to pour in.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inpour¹

First recorded in 1880–85; in- ¹ + pour

Example Sentences

A practical illustration is to be found in the inpour of merchandise which took place just before the tariff legislation in 1909.

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But the steady inpour of water through the holes would soon have made the ship grow unmanageable and founder if it was not constantly attended to.

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In spring and summer and autumn the rooms were delightful, with their old- fashioned solid furniture, their subdued colors and tints, their elaborate arrangements for regulating the inpour of light.

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The collision mat was dropped down the side of the ship, which stopped the inpour of the water.

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