Onrush — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

a forceful forward rush or flow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːnɹʌʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒnɹʌʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒnɹʌʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːnɹʌʃ/.

Examples

the attack began at dawn
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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

onslaught onset attack

Parts of Speech

noun	(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) “the attack began at dawn”
noun	a forceful forward rush or flow “from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed”

Word Forms

attack

verb

take the initiative and go on the offensive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ansturm

(militärisch) eine Offensive gegen einen Feind (mit Waffen)

🇫🇷French

ruée

(militaire) une offensive contre un ennemi (en utilisant des armes)

🇪🇸Spanish

embestida

(militar) una ofensiva contra un enemigo (usando armas)

🇮🇹Italian

slancio

(militare) un'offensiva contro un nemico (usando armi)

🇳🇱Dutch

aanstormend

(militair) een offensief tegen een vijand (met behulp van wapens)

🇵🇹Portuguese

ataque

(militar) uma ofensiva contra um inimigo (usando armas)

🇷🇺Russian

натиск

(военное) наступление на противника (с применением оружия)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आक्रमण

(सैन्य) किसी दुश्मन के विरुद्ध आक्रमण (हथियारों का उपयोग करके)

🇧🇩Bengali

অনরাশ

(সামরিক) শত্রুর বিরুদ্ধে আক্রমণ (অস্ত্র ব্যবহার করে)

🇮🇳Tamil

அவசரம்

(இராணுவம்) எதிரிக்கு எதிரான தாக்குதல் (ஆயுதங்களைப் பயன்படுத்தி)

🇮🇳Telugu

దూకుడు

(సైనిక) శత్రువుపై దాడి (ఆయుధాలు ఉపయోగించడం)

🇮🇳Marathi

गर्दी

(लष्करी) शत्रूविरूद्ध आक्रमण (शस्त्रे वापरणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

દબાણ

(લશ્કરી) દુશ્મન સામે આક્રમણ (શસ્ત્રોનો ઉપયોગ કરીને)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ

(ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ) ಶತ್ರುಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಆಕ್ರಮಣ (ಆಯುಧಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವುದು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓൺറഷ്

(സൈനിക) ശത്രുവിനെതിരായ ആക്രമണം (ആയുധങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੜ੍ਹਨਾ

(ਫੌਜੀ) ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਇੱਕ ਹਮਲਾ (ਹਥਿਆਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਕੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چڑھاؤ

(فوجی) دشمن کے خلاف حملہ (ہتھیاروں کا استعمال)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

突进

（军事）对敌人的进攻（使用武器）

🇯🇵Japanese

ラッシュ

(軍事) (武器を使用した) 敵に対する攻撃

🇰🇷Korean

돌격

(군사) 적에 대한 공격 (무기를 사용하여)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tấn công

(quân sự) tấn công kẻ thù (dùng vũ khí)

🇹🇭Thai

การโจมตี

(การทหาร) การรุกศัตรู (การใช้อาวุธ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

deru laju

(militer) serangan terhadap musuh (menggunakan senjata)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اندفاع

(عسكري) هجوم ضد العدو (باستخدام الأسلحة)

🇮🇷Persian

عجله

(نظامی) حمله به دشمن (با استفاده از سلاح)

🇹🇷Turkish

hücum

(askeri) bir düşmana karşı saldırı (silah kullanarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִסתָעֲרוּת

(צבאי) מתקפה נגד אויב (באמצעות נשק)

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