noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
burst; breach; collapse; washout; rupture
Primarily used for the structural failure of dams, levees, embankments, or similar water-control structures. Can be used both intransitively (the dam bursts) and transitively (the flood burst the dam).
大雨で堤防が決壊した。
The embankment burst due to heavy rain.
The rising river caused the levee to breach.