inbounds
inbounds Lexical Profile
inbounds Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
North American Located or occurring within the legal playing area of a court or field, or within the patrolled boundaries of a ski resort.
"The referee reviewed the replay to determine whether the receiver had both feet inbounds."
• adverb
North American Inside or into the designated boundary lines of a playing field, court, or patrolled recreation area.
"The point guard dove across the baseline to save the loose ball and knock it back inbounds."
• verb
North American To pass or throw a ball from outside the boundary line into the playing area to start or resume play (third-person singular present of inbound).
"The forward inbounds the ball to the point guard with five seconds left on the clock."
• noun
North American The area within the boundary lines of a playing field, court, or ski resort.
"Skiers are strongly advised to stay within the inbounds after a heavy snowstorm."
Plural form of inbound: incoming flights, shipments, communications, or sales leads.
"The customer support team handled hundreds of inbounds during the holiday rush."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'inbounds' (meaning inside the designated boundary lines in sports or skiing) with 'inbound' (meaning traveling toward a particular place or incoming, as in 'an inbound flight'—though 'inbounds' is also the plural noun and third-person singular verb form of 'inbound').