different between inrush vs inroad

English

Etymology

in- +? rush

Noun

inrush (plural inrushes)

1. A crowding or flooding in.
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV

     As we swung around, the full force of the current caught us and drove the stern against the rocks; there was a thud which sent a tremor through the whole craft, and then a moment of nasty grinding as the steel hull scraped the rock wall. I expected momentarily the inrush of waters that would seal our doom; but presently from below came the welcome word that all was well.
2. The initial flow of electricity into a component when it is switched on.

Synonyms

• surge

Derived terms

• inrushing

Translations

Verb

inrush (third-person singular simple present inrushes, present participle inrushing, simple past and past participle inrushed)

1. (obsolete) To rush in.

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Anagrams

• Rushin, runish, rush in

English

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /??n??o?d/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n????d/

Noun

inroad (plural inroads)

1. An advance into enemy territory, an incursion, an attempted invasion.
2. (figuratively, usually in the plural) Progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem.

Translations

Verb

inroad (third-person singular simple present inroads, present participle inroading, simple past and past participle inroaded)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make an inroad into.

   Synonym: invade

Anagrams

• Ardoin, Dorian, NORAID, Orinda, Rodina, donair, draino, ordain, radion, ranoid