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

  • She remembered everything now, and with this sudden onrush of memory of the past, came fuller consciousness of the present.

    "Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska Orczy
  • For a long time Italy maintained neutrality, but the onrush of conditions forced her into the war, also on the side of the Allies.

British Dictionary definitions for onrush

onrush

/ (ˈɒnˌrʌʃ) /


noun
  1. a forceful forward rush or flow

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