Definition of Inswing

1. Noun. (cricket) The swing of a ball through the air in a direction towards the batsman ¹

2. Adjective. (cricket) Describing a bowler who uses inswing in the ball's flight ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inswing

1. an inward swing [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inswing

insurrectional
insurrectionary
insurrectionist
insurrectionists
insurrections
insusceptibility
insusceptible
insusceptibly
insusceptive
insusurration
inswathe
inswathed
inswathes
inswathing
inswept
inswing (current term)
inswinger
inswinging
inswings
inswung
int
int'l
int 1
int 2
intact dilation and extractions
intactivists

Literary usage of Inswing

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

1. York Deeds by Maine Historical Society, Maine Genealogical Society (1884- ), York County (Me.). Register of Deeds (1888)
"... the full some of sixty foure pounds fiue- teen shillings of Current Money of New England, at or before the eight day of September next inswing the date ..."

2. Practical Marine Engineering for Marine Engineers and Students, with Aids by William Frederick Durand, Charles Wilson Dyson (1917)
"It may also be fitted to inswing and be counterbalanced similarly to the inswinging furnace door. Grate and Bridge Walls. The general arrangement of the ..."

3. Practical Marine Engineering for Marine Engineers and Students, with Aids by William Frederick Durand, Charles Wilson Dyson (1917)
"It may also be fitted to inswing and be counterbalanced similarly to the inswinging furnace door. Grate and Bridge Walls. The general arrangement of the ..."

4. Coast Artillery Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1909 by United States War Dept. General Staff, United States War Dept (1909)
"... inswing- ing the loaded shot tray clear of the platform. No. 3 opens breech, removes the primer, and assists in withdrawing the dummy projectile. ..."

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