onrush

[ on-ruhsh, awn- ]
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noun
  1. a strong forward rush, flow, etc.

Origin of onrush

1
1835–45; on + rush1, after the verb phrase rush on

Other words for onrush

Other words from onrush

  • onrushing, adjective

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How to use onrush in a sentence

  • It may be said that the scheme of gas attacks has failed, like that other scheme of attacks in great savage onrushes.

    War | Pierre Loti

British Dictionary definitions for onrush

onrush

/ (ˈɒnˌrʌʃ) /


noun
  1. a forceful forward rush or flow

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