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onrush::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | attack, onset, onslaught |
| Type of | operation, military operation |
| Has types | countermove, coup de main, diversion, diversionary attack, fire, firing, ground attack, incursion, surprise attack, charge, counterattack, bombing, penetration, blitz, banzai charge, strafe, strike, banzai attack, blitzkrieg, bombardment |
Examples of onrush
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Don't, though, whatever you do, call this apparent onrush of girliness feminine.
From the guardian.co.uk
Lev joined up, and was captured in the first victorious onrush of the German armies.
From the guardian.co.uk
The relentless onrush has now relaxed, and this encouraged the performers to relax, too.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It was not until the attackers made a tactical error, that their onrush could be stopped.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is flesh against steel, mortality against the onrush of terror, the very stuff of courage.
From the time.com
She represents the sudden onrush of artistic creativity, how it strikes the artist unawares.
From the independent.co.uk
World sugar futures prices rocketed to a 30-year high in response to the onrush of Cyclone Yasi.
From the sacbee.com
Trying to quiet the mind to deal with the onrush of non-stop pain that was trying to invade there.
From the forbes.com
No aspect of modern corporate life is immune to the onrush of computer technology's latest tools.
From the time.com
- Attack: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
- 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"
- A sudden movement forward. Also an attack.
