onrush
- n (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- n 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 onrush of her thoughts
- Two men were being swept along last week by an onrush of events which were now well beyond their controlor the control of any other individual.
- Since the initial onrush of 300 NGOs and 3 million volunteers in the months after the disaster, the damaged regions now have only about 50 NGOs and 50,000 volunteers, according to .
- Just in case of such an onrush, county offices will be open late and on Saturdays for at least the next two weeks, and maybe longer.