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onrush Definition

on·rush (än′rus̸h′)

noun

a headlong dash forward; strong onward rush

onrush Related Forms

on′·rush′·ing adjective

onrush Synonyms

onrush

n.

rush, assault, surge; see attack 1.

onrush Usage Examples

Preposition: of

water: Its army, rising to battle, is an irresistible onrush of water, a fearsome sea, a raging.. ... .

Adjective modifier

  • sudden: Kurious Orange The kick as sudden onrush of energy, the orgasmic seizure from which the word ' jazz ' was derived.
  • general: Peaton residents have been acutely aware of being excluded from the the general onrush of broadband services being enjoyed elsewhere on the Peninsula.