Prorupt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Prorupt is a verb meaning (transitive) To cause something to burst forth.
Meaning
(transitive) To cause something to burst forth.
More Meanings
- (of a landmass or other shape) Split into a major part and a minor part joined by a short corridor.
Example Sentences
When a country - Thailand for example - is nearly compact in shape but also has part of its territory in the form of a corridor leading away from its main body, it is said to have a prorupt shape.
Word Forms
- prorupts
- prorupting
- prorupted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include forburst, upbreak, rupture, brust, implode, displode.
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