run-up

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball.
 * 2) The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum.
 * 3) A period of time just before an important event.
 * 4) An increase in the value or amount of something.
 * 5)  The extent of a wave's reach onto land as the result of a tsunami or storm such as a cyclone.
 * I found sand pushed all the way to the edge of my home by the run-up of Wednesday's tsunami.
 * 1)  The process of warming up and testing an airplane before a flight.
 * 1) An increase in the value or amount of something.
 * 2)  The extent of a wave's reach onto land as the result of a tsunami or storm such as a cyclone.
 * I found sand pushed all the way to the edge of my home by the run-up of Wednesday's tsunami.
 * 1)  The process of warming up and testing an airplane before a flight.
 * 1)  The extent of a wave's reach onto land as the result of a tsunami or storm such as a cyclone.
 * I found sand pushed all the way to the edge of my home by the run-up of Wednesday's tsunami.
 * 1)  The process of warming up and testing an airplane before a flight.
 * 1)  The process of warming up and testing an airplane before a flight.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: vauhdinotto


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: vauhdinotto
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: ruthag
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: tilløp
 * Nynorsk: tilløp, tillaup


 * Dutch:
 * German:
 * Persian:


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