onrush

Words with a similar base: onrush

'onrush'

[attack.n.01] as in: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

'onrush'

[onrush.n.02] as in: a forceful forward rush or flow

Examples:
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

Origins

					onrush (English)
├── on- (English)
│   └── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│       └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── rush (English)
    ├── rusch (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── ruschen (Middle English (1100-1500))

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