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Onrush
01
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
onrushes
02
a strong forward movement or flow, often rapid or overwhelming in nature
Examples
The burst dam unleashed a powerful onrush of water that swept away everything in its path.
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