inrush

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inrush

/ˈɪnˌɹʌʃ/
/ˌɪnˈɹʌʃ/

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noun inrushes

A crowding or flooding in. As we swung around, the full force of the current caught us and drove the stern against the rocks; there was a thud which sent a tremor through the whole craft, and then a moment of nasty grinding as the steel hull scraped the rock wall. I expected momentarily the inrush of waters that would seal ou
The initial flow of electricity into a component when it is switched on.

Similar: surge

verb inrushes · inrushing · inrushed

obsolete To rush in. The Ocean, ready to inrush upon them.

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noun a crowding or flooding in

Русский	наплы́в naplýv

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@misc{inrush_2026,
  title = {inrush},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inrush},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}