inrushes
Waves pouring in
Inrushes is the plural of inrush—sudden, forceful flows of something moving inward.
Water inrushes into mines when underground barriers fail.
Air inrushes through a broken seal.
The term appears in technical and industrial contexts: The coal mine flooded after a series of inrushes from an adjacent aquifer.
Sudden large arrival
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- gushFlow out forcefully
wave · swell · onrush · upsurge · burst · spurt · cascade · outpouring
Frenzied mass flight
- throngDense pressing crowd
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- swarmMass of moving insects
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
masses · crush · migration · invasion · incursion · convergence · arrival · entry
Of sea rhythms
- floodwaterExcess from swollen rivers
- seawaterSalty ocean fluid
- drainageLiquid removal system
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
inundation · breach · storm surge · dam break · flash flood · channel · sluice · spillway
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- gustBrief wind surge
- blastSudden forceful burst
- whooshRushing air sound
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
pressurization · airflow · wind · breath · intake · vacuum · compression · suction
influx
Sudden large arrival
gush · wave · swell · onrush · upsurge · burst · spurt · cascade · outpouring · tide
stampede
Frenzied mass flight
horde · masses · crush · migration · invasion · incursion · convergence · arrival · entry · ingress
tidal
Of sea rhythms
- floodwaterExcess from swollen rivers
- seawaterSalty ocean fluid
- drainageLiquid removal system
overflow · inundation · breach · storm surge · dam break · flash flood · channel · sluice · spillway · levee
draft
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ventilation · pressurization · airflow · wind · breath · intake · vacuum · compression · suction · turbulence
inrushesoutrushes
Rapid outward movements
outflows · outpourings · discharges · emissions · evacuations
inrushesseepage
Slow fluid escape
seepages · trickles · percolation · oozing · dribbles
inrushesoutflows
Streams moving away
drainages · depletions · ebbs · recessions · withdrawals