onsweep

onsweep

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒn.swiːp/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.swip/, /ˈɔn.swip/

Noun

onsweep (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) A rapid arrival, especially one that is forceful.
   • 1912, Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage, Chapter 13

     The last bit of blue sky yielded to the onsweep of clouds.

Translations

A rapid arrival