OUTBREAK


Meaning of OUTBREAK in English

/ ˈaʊtbreɪk; NAmE / noun

the sudden start of sth unpleasant, especially violence or a disease :

the outbreak of war

an outbreak of typhoid

Outbreaks of rain are expected in the afternoon.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.