inpour
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of inpour
Example Sentences
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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.
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Stanley L. Wood
The collision mat was dropped down the side of the ship, which stopped the inpour of the water.
From See America First by Orville O. Hiestand
A practical illustration is to be found in the inpour of merchandise which took place just before the tariff legislation in 1909.
From Elements of Foreign Exchange A Foreign Exchange Primer by Franklin Escher
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.
From The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel by David Graham Phillips
True enough when they examined the spot, during a lull in the inpour of waves, they discovered only a couple of water-soaked bits of fudge, fast melting away.
From Three Little Cousins by Amy Ella Blanchard
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