Inburst
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inburst is a noun meaning A bursting in or into.
Meaning
A bursting in or into.
Example Sentences
It is an inburst or irruption that characterizes the appearance of anything belonging to the Mind.
Then there is a second inburst of sunburnt sickle-men or reapers, as if in harvest-time; and the nymphs and the reapers join in a graceful dance.
The circumstances attending an inburst of waste-water, which took place at Wallyford colliery, near Musselburgh, on September 24th, 1903, are somewhat unusual, and it is thought that it might be of interest to put them on record.
It is necessary, in soft country especially, to exercise great care not to bore the hole too large for the tube, as the water would then get outside the tube, and should there be much pressure, the water would scour the hole large enough to permit an inburst of sand.
Word Forms
- inbursts
Synonyms for inburst
Depending on context, synonyms include inbursting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include influx, ingression, inflow, instreaming, inflood, inbringing.
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