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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);
- Example: "the attack began at dawn"
[syn: attack, onslaught, onset, onrush]

2. a forceful forward rush or flow;
- Example: "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"
- Example: "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Onrush \On"rush`\, n.
   A rushing onward.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

onrush
    n 1: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);
         "the attack began at dawn" [syn: attack, onslaught,
         onset, onrush]
    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 onrush of her thoughts"