Definition
A sudden, rapid downward movement or flow, like a rush of air or water descending quickly.
Etymology
From 'down' plus 'rush' (from Old French 'ruser', to drive back). Compound formed in English to describe sudden downward motion.
Kelly Says
The word 'rush' is fascinating—it started meaning 'to drive back' but evolved to mean 'sudden movement.' Medieval soldiers would 'rush' at enemies, and now wind can 'rush' downward!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ወንዝ ወደ ታች
wenz we-deh ta-ch
ARالعربية
انحدار سريع
in-ha-dar se-ree-eh
CACatalà
curs de descens
koors deh deh-sen
DADansk
vandring ned
van-dring ned
DEDeutsch
stürzende Strömung
shtoer-zen-deh shtrōm-ung
ELΕλληνικά
πτώση νερού
pto-see neh-roo
ESEspañol
descenso veloz
deh-sen-so veh-lohs
FAفارسی
جريان سريع
jari-an se-ree
FRFrançais
ruée d'eau
roo-ay doh
GUGU
નદીના તળ
na-dee-na tal
HEעברית
זרם מהיר
zar-em mah-heer
HIहिन्दी
तेज धारा
teh-j dhaar-ah
HUMagyar
folyó gyorsan
foly-oh gyo-ras-san
IDBahasa Indonesia
arus deras
ar-us de-ras
IGIG
n'ime n'udo
nee-meh n'oo-doh
ITItaliano
cascata
ka-sa-ta
JA日本語
滝つ流れ (たきつながれ)
taki-tsu-na-gare
KKKK
ауыс бойына
aw-ys boy-y-na
KMKM
ទន្លេ ទៅ ក្រោម
ton-le tow kra-om
MRMR
नदीच्या खाली
na-dee-chaa kha-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
arus deras
ar-us de-ras
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြောင်း
ye-kya-ng
NLNederlands
stortend water
shtohrt-end voh-ter
NONorsk
rasende vann
ra-sen-deh van
PAPA
ਨਦੀ ਡਾਊਨ
na-dee da-own
PLPolski
gwałtowny przypływ
gwal-to-vny prys-pliv
PTPortuguês
descarga rápida
desh-kar-gah ra-pee-dah
RORomână
descendent rapid
deh-sen-dent ra-pee-d
RUРусский
поток вниз
po-tok niz
SVSvenska
rasande vatten
ra-san-deh vah-ten
SWKiswahili
mtiri
mee-tee-ree
TEతెలుగు
నీటి ప్రవాహం
nee-tee pra-va-ham
THไทย
น้ำไหลแรง
nam lai raeng
TLTL
mabilis na pag-agos
ma-bi-lis na pag-ah-gos
TRTürkçe
hızlı akış
hees-lee ah-khees
UKУкраїнська
швидкий потік
shvid-kyy po-tee-k
VITiếng Việt
nước chảy xiên
nuoc chay xen
ZH中文
猛冲 (mèngchōng)
mong-chong
ZUZU
ngezwi ngezwi
ngez-wee ngez-wee