oncoming of winter
1oncoming — /on kum ing, awn /, adj. 1. approaching; nearing: the oncoming train; the oncoming holiday season. 2. emerging: the oncoming generation of leaders. n. 3. approach; onset: the oncoming of winter. [1835 45; ON + COMING, after v. phrase come on] * * …
2oncoming — on•com•ing [[t]ˈɒnˌkʌm ɪŋ, ˈɔn [/t]] adj. 1) approaching; nearing: an oncoming train[/ex] 2) emerging: the oncoming generation[/ex] 3) approach; onset: the oncoming of winter[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45 …
3oncoming — /ˈɒnkʌmɪŋ / (say onkuming) adjective 1. approaching. –noun 2. the approach: the oncoming of winter. {on + com(e) + ing2} …
4oncoming — [[t]ɒ̱nkʌmɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Oncoming means moving towards you. She was thrown from his car after it skidded into the path of an oncoming car. ...the oncoming cold of winter …
5Winter service vehicle — A winter service vehicle (WSV), or snow removal vehicle, is used to clear thoroughfares of ice and snow.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6342887.stm|title=How do snowplough drivers get to work?|publisher=BBC News Magazine… …
6Car Talk — Genre Automotive repair/advice, Humor Running time ca. 50 min Country United States …
7Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …
8Right- and left-hand traffic —   countries with right hand traffic …
9curling — /kerr ling/, n. a game played on ice in which two teams of four players each compete in sliding large stones toward a mark in the center of a circle. Cf. house (def. 20). [1610 20; perh. CURL + ING1, from the motion imparted to the sliding… …
10List of rail accidents (pre-1950) — For a list of 1950 1999 rail accidents, see List of 1950 1999 rail accidents.For a list of post 2000 rail accidents, see List of rail accidents. notoc Pre 1830 1815 * 1815, exact date unclear ndash; Philadelphia, Co Durham, England: 16 people,… …
