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onrush

[ on-ruhsh, awn- ]

/ ˈɒnˌrʌʃ, ˈɔn- /

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noun

a strong forward rush, flow, etc.

Origin of onrush

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

SYNONYMS FOR onrush

onset, torrent, flood, charge.

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OTHER WORDS FROM onrush

on·rush·ing, adjective

Words nearby onrush

onomatophobia, onomatopoeia, onondaga, onondagan, onr, onrush, ons, onsager, onset, onshore, onshoring

Example sentences from the Web for onrush

Then the onrush of horror was checked abruptly as she saw the supercilious lad regarding her frenzy calmly.

The Cup of Fury |Rupert Hughes
Hal's dignified brother would have had to part with his dignity, if Hal had not caught Klowoski's onrush with his other arm.

King Coal |Upton Sinclair
This last offensive showed that the Germans had not been able to maintain the driving power that characterized their first onrush.

The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) |Various
Dexter would have had the bag in his own possession by this time, had he not turned to see what the onrush of boys meant.

The Grammar School Boys of Gridley |H. Irving Hancock

We sprang from rock to rock and evaded the onrush of the foaming waves.

The Crack of Doom |Robert Cromie

British Dictionary definitions for onrush

onrush

/ (ˈɒnˌrʌʃ) /

noun

a forceful forward rush or flow