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Inrush vs Eboulement - What's the difference?

inrush | eboulement |

As nouns the difference between inrush and eboulement

is that inrush is a crowding or flooding in while eboulement is a mass of debris or shingle.

As a verb inrush

is (obsolete) to rush in.

inrush

English

Noun

(es)
  • A crowding or flooding in.
  • *1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter IV
  • *: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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    • Synonyms

    * surge

    Derived terms

    * inrushing

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To rush in.
    • (Holland)

    eboulement

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eboulement

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mass of debris or shingle.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "éboulement") ----