ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Attrib.Air raid, aer-ruathar m.
F: To charge into sth., bualadh in aghaidh ruda de ruathar.
He rushed forward, thug sé ruathar chun tosaigh.
To glance over a book, rothail léite, ruathar léite, a thabhairt ar leabhar.
He made for me like a madman, thug sé ruathar buile chugam.
To plunge forward, ruathar chun tosaigh a thabhairt.
He raced down the street, chuaigh sé síos an tsráid de ruathar.
(Of rider, etc.) To rocket into s.o., bualadh faoi dhuine de ruathar.
To rush at, on, s.o., ruathar a thabhairt faoi dhuine.
To rush the platform, ruathar a thabhairt faoin ardán.
Mil: To rush a position, ruathar a thabhairt faoi phost.
To take a stronghold by storm, daingean a éigniú, a thógáil de ruathar ionsaithe.
The enemy swept down upon us, tháinig an namhaid de ruathar anuas orainn.
To swoop down on sth., teacht anuas de ruathar, d'fhoighdeán, ar rud; ruathar a thabhairt anuas ar rud.