Definition of inning

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Inn
• n. - Ingathering; harvesting.
• n. - The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc.,the turn or time of a player or of a side at the bat; -- often in the pl. Hence: The turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings.
• n. - Lands recovered from the sea.