Snohomish County has low cost public transportation through Community Transit, Everett Transit and service to the greater Seattle area through Metro Transit, Sound Transit and private lines to SeaTac.
rupture verb [I/T]. âº to âburst or âbreak, or to âcause something to âburst or âbreak: [I] High âwinds caused the âoil âtank to rupture. rupture noun [C] us /ËrÊpÂ·tÊÉr/ âº There is a rupture in âconfidence in âgovernment. noun [C] us /ËrÊpÂ·tÊÉr/.
A rupture is a break or tear in something that pulls it apart. A rupture can be a literal break, like the one that happens in, say, a gas line, or it can be more figurative, as in a friendship or a business deal. The oil spill was less of a spill that it was a rupture: the line leading to the well was severed, allowing the oil to flow into the ocean. Rupture works as both a noun and a verb.