onrush
[ on-ruhsh, awn- ]
noun
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
Origin of onrush
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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
a forceful forward rush or flow
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