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onrush

on·rush

UK/ˈɒnˌɹʌʃ/ US/ˈɔnˌɹʌʃ/ fairly common

noun

1.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

  • “the attack began at dawn”
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2.

a forceful forward rush or flow

  • “from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed”
  • “the explosion interrupted the wild onsrush of her thoughts”

Origin

From on- + rush. Compare Middle English onresen (“to rush upon; attack”), from Old English onrǣsan (“to rush, rush on”); Old English onrǣs (“an onrush, assault, attack”).

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