ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

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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