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oncoming [ˈɒnˌkʌmɪŋ] adj coming nearer in space or time; approaching n
the approach or onset the oncoming of winter ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
oncoming adjective 1. approaching, advancing, looming, onrushing He skidded into the path of an oncoming car. 2. forthcoming, coming, approaching, expected, threatening, advancing, gathering, imminent, impending, upcoming, fast-approaching the oncoming storm Translations oncoming adj (= approaching) car, traffic → entgegenkommend; troops, forces → heranrückend; danger → nahend, drohend; the oncoming traffic → der Gegenverkehr (= imminent) winter, night → (her)einbrechend oncoming [ˈɒnˌkʌmɪŋ] adj (traffic) → in senso contrario oncoming [ˈɒnˌkʌmɪŋ] adj (traffic) → in senso contrario How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Another woman sprang forward and picked it up, with a chivalrous air, as if rescuing a human being from an oncoming express train. All the Beyond was hers with its possibilities lurking rosily in the oncoming years--each year a rose of promise to be woven into an immortal chaplet. I knew that if I were to throw it in time to save the oncoming fleet it must be done in the next few seconds, and so I tried my old rushing tactics; but I might as well have rushed a brick wall for all that Solan gave way. |
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