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Definition of Inrushes
1. inrush [n] - See also: inrush
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inrushes
Literary usage of Inrushes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shaft-sinking Under Difficult Conditions by J. Riemer (1907)
"Several inrushes of this material occurred during the progres of the work.
The cause of such movements is not difficult to understand. ..."
2. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1911)
"Non-uniformity of rotation of the steam-engines, or a faulty governor may act as
such factors, causing periodical inrushes of current into the armature of ..."
3. Marine Boilers: Their Construction and Working Dealing More Especially with by Louis Emile Bertin, Leslie Stephen Robertson (1906)
"133. grate, any opening of the fire-door must necessarily give rise to sudden
inrushes of cold air. l( may also be noted that the flat furnace crowns of the ..."
4. Marine Boilers: Their Construction & Working, Dealing More Especially with by Louis Emile Bertin (1898)
"In consequence, the opening of the fire-doors on the locomotive does not give
rise to the sudden inrushes of Half front elevation. H»lf section on ABCD (Fia ..."
5. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1902)
"Much of this wear and tear with coal is due to strains produced by the sudden
and frequent inrushes of air against the hot plates and heads while furnace ..."