01 n. A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks…
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A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other débris.(Geol.)
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A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.
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3.
a complete and ludicrous failure; a rout, as of an army; a great disaster; a fiasco. See: fiasco