outbreak
out‧break /ˈaʊtbreɪk/
noun [countable]
a cholera outbreak
outbreak of
outbreaks of fighting
the outbreak of World War II
⇨ break out at break1
out‧break /ˈaʊtbreɪk/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: break, outbreak, breakage; adjective: breakable ≠ unbreakable, broken ≠ unbroken; verb: break
if there is an outbreak of fighting or disease in an area, it suddenly starts to happen: outbreak of
⇨ break out at break1