inbound

[ in-bound ]

/ ˈɪnˈbaʊnd /

inward bound: inbound ships.

Origin of inbound

First recorded in 1890–95; in-¹ + -bound²

When a big cache of weapons is inbound, rival outfits often gang together to disperse the load among their safe houses.

On the Contraband Trail With Libya’s Gun Smugglers |Peter Schwartzstein |June 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then the ship went on, and, as she met no inbound craft, Quinbey was forced to go with her.

The Grain Ship |Morgan Robertson
The sudden appearance of an inbound steamer out of a haze that had arisen to the east necessitated immediate full speed.

The Wreck of the Titan |Morgan Robertson
This abandonment sometimes aroused the wrath of the passengers on the inbound convoy.

The Victory At Sea |William Sowden Sims

It was the first convenient harborage for inbound ships to dispose of this dirty deep-sea cargo.

Wappin' Wharf |Charles S. Brooks
We were one of a group of American destroyers convoying a fleet of inbound British merchant steamers.

The U-boat hunters |James B. Connolly

inbound

/ (ˈɪnˌbaʊnd) /

coming in; inward bound an inbound ship