This noun denotes a sudden, powerful rushing motion—whether of an attacking army, a swooping bird of prey, or a stone hurling through air. Revelation employs it to describe the violent force with which symbolic Babylon falls. The Greek and German glosses preserve the word itself ('Wucht'), while Spanish and French capture the violence and force involved. The term conveys both speed and destructive power, evoking images of irresistible, catastrophic momentum.