inrush

inrush
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 our doom; but presently from below came the welcome word that all was well.


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  • inrush — noun Date: 1817 a crowding or flooding in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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