Preposition: of

• water: There was a huge inrush of water which came from an old gallery of a pit over 100 years old.

• air: The first, and indeed the only, indication of anything being wrong was a great inrush of air to the pit bottom.

• gas: Later on, however, there was an inrush of gas, which led to the death of three men.

Converse of object

• have: These are extremely handy for loads that have large inrush vs. operating currents.

• limit: However similar precautions must be taken in solid state HVDC power supplies to limit the inrush current at turn on.

• follow: In September 1819, a group of eleven men became trapped underground at the pit following a sudden inrush of water.

Adjective modifier

• sudden: There was no explanation for the sudden inrushes of water which were estimated to be up to half a million gallons at a time.

• high: Once the capacitor is charged, the main HVDC supply can then be switched on abruptly without incurring a high inrush current.