onrush

[ on-ruhsh, awn- ]

noun

1. a strong forward rush, flow, etc.

   Synonyms: charge, flood, torrent, onset

onrush

/ ˈɒnˌrʌʃ /

noun

1. a forceful forward rush or flow

Other Words From

• onrushing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of onrush¹

1835–45; on + rush ¹, after the verb phrase rush on

Example Sentences

The Germans were taken completely by surprise, and gave way before the impetuous onrush.

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Their red jersies flaming in the sun, they were like the onrush of a flaming prairie fire.

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At the sight of their onrush Dorothy caught up the pouch she had dropped and started to retreat—too late!

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She remembered everything now, and with this sudden onrush of memory of the past, came fuller consciousness of the present.

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For a long time Italy maintained neutrality, but the onrush of conditions forced her into the war, also on the side of the Allies.

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