Overburst
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An excessively intense burst; a superburst. rare
"On the less inundated ground the danger continued, the wreck stuff assuming here partly the character of missiles, a sudden overburst of the sea, half carrying on the water, half flinging through the air great sticks of wood upon the crew. Several of the men were knocked down by these flying pieces."
Example
More examples"On the less inundated ground the danger continued, the wreck stuff assuming here partly the character of missiles, a sudden overburst of the sea, half carrying on the water, half flinging through the air great sticks of wood upon the crew. Several of the men were knocked down by these flying pieces."
Etymology
From over- + burst.
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