inburst
inburst noun: a bursting in or into.
Noun
inburst (plural inbursts)
- A bursting in or into.
- In every alluvial mine which in the opintion of an inspector is liable to any inundation or inburst of water such additional rises chambers drives and other workings or any of them shall be constructed as may seem necessary and as may be ordered by the Governor in Council for the escape of workmen...1901, Henry J. Armstrong, A Treatise on the Law of Gold-mining in Australia and New Zealand, page 581
- 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.1901, Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Transactions of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers, page 66
- Synonyms:
- inbursting
Examples of inburst in a sentence
- 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.1914, David Masson, Rosaline Masson, Shakespeare Personally, page 188:
- It is an inburst or irruption that characterizes the appearance of anything belonging to the Mind.1956, William S. Haas, The Destiny of the Mind, East and West, page 122:
Synonyms of inburst
Forms of inburst
| plural | inbursts |
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Origin of inburst
From in + burst.
Questions about inburst
- What does inburst mean?
- Inburst means a bursting in or into.
- How do you use inburst in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is inburst?
- Inburst is a noun.
- What is the plural of inburst?
- The plural of inburst is inbursts.
Words near inburst in the dictionary
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