inflow of tourists
- noun
- /ˈɪnˌfloʊ ʌv ˈtʊrɪsts/
:
afluencia de turistas
- Local authorities prepared for the expected inflow of tourists during the winter holiday season.
Examples
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The sudden inflow of tourists strained transportation and accommodation services.
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The inflow of tourists this summer was unprecedented.
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The summer festival led to a significant inflow of tourists in the town.
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An inflow of tourists is expected during the festival.
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The city is experiencing a significant inflow of tourists during the summer months, leading to bustling streets and crowded attractions.
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Many businesses benefit from the annual inflow of tourists, which boosts the local economy and creates job opportunities.
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The festival attracted an overwhelming inflow of tourists, filling hotels and restaurants to capacity.
Synonyms
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4.1
A large number of people or things arriving at a place
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4.0
Movement of water, money or other things into a place
A time when many more people than usual visit a place for holidays
A large number of people who arrive at one place quickly
The number of people who visit a place or event
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'inflow' (movement entering) combined with 'tourists' clearly denotes an arrival or increase of visitors, and the prepositional 'of' simply links the head noun to its participant. This compositional pattern ('inflow of X') is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English noun + of-phrase formation, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Inflow of tourists uses a simple water image: imagine visitors as a stream flowing into a town. The word inflow is the flow of water and tourists are the visitors, so the phrase means 'an arrival or increase in people coming to visit'.