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onrush

[ on-ruhsh, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˌrʌʃ, ˈɔn- /
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noun

a strong forward rush, flow, etc.

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Origin of onrush

1835–45; on + rush1, after the verb phrase rush on

OTHER WORDS FROM onrush

onrushing, adjective

Words nearby onrush

ONR, on-ramp, on-record, on relief, on request, onrush, ONS, Onsager, on sale, on schedule, on-screen
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Words related to onrush

stream, onslaught, blitz, dash, avalanche, charge, hurriedness, flood, attack, storm, swiftness, hastiness, hurry, deluge, stampede, flow, surge, flux, race, haste

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British Dictionary definitions for onrush

onrush
/ (ˈɒnˌrʌʃ) /

noun

a forceful forward rush or flow
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