inrush

[ in-ruhsh ]

noun

1. a rushing rush rushing or pouring in.

inrush

/ ˈɪnˌrʌʃ /

noun

1. a sudden usually overwhelming inward flow or rush; influx

Derived Forms

• ˈinˌrushing, nounadjective

Other Words From

• inrushing noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inrush¹

First recorded in 1810–20; in- ¹ + rush ¹

Example Sentences

He called on authorities to look into whether opportunities to improve safety at the mine prior to the inrush had been missed.

From BBC

Mr Duckenfield pointed to a monitor in the control box and told Mr Kelly that a "gate had been forced, and there'd been an inrush of spectators."

From BBC

When a humpback lunges at a shoal of fish, the whale’s baleen, a large comb-like filter in its mouth, sieves the food from the inrush of water.

From The Guardian

Kirton replied: “Mr Duckenfield said to Mr Kelly that a gate had been forced … he said there had been an inrush of supporters.”

From The Guardian

I felt my lungs inflate with the inrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people.

From Literature

Related Words

• arrival
• incursion
• inflow
• introduction
• invasion