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on·slaught
(ŏn′slôt′, ôn′-)n.
1. A violent attack.
2. An overwhelming outpouring: an onslaught of third-class mail.
[Alteration (influenced by obsolete slaughte, slaughter) of Dutch aanslag, a striking at, from Middle Dutch aenslach : aen-, on; see an- in Indo-European roots + slach, a striking.]
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onslaught
(ˈɒnˌslɔːt)n
a violent attack
[C17: from Middle Dutch aenslag, from aan on + slag a blow, related to slay]
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on•slaught
(ˈɒnˌslɔt, ˈɔn-)n.
an onset or assault, esp. a vigorous one.
[1615–25; < Dutch aanslag a striking, (earlier) attack; akin to slay]
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| Noun | 1. | onslaught - a sudden and severe onset of trouble trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| 2. |  onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" ground attack - an attack by ground troops assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack charge - an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" banzai attack, banzai charge - a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' diversionary attack, diversion - an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory blitzkrieg, blitz - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment strike - an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" counterattack, countermove - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. bombing, bombardment - an attack by dropping bombs firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" strafe - an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields" coup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warning armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 3. | onslaught - the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" |
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onslaught
noun
1. attack, charge, campaign, strike, rush, assault, raid, invasion, offensive, blitz, onset, foray, incursion, onrush, inroad a military onslaught against the rebels
attack, escape, recession, withdrawal, retreat, defensive, rout, stampede
attack, escape, recession, withdrawal, retreat, defensive, rout, stampede
2. surge, flood, flow, upsurge, outpouring the onslaught of cheap second-hand imports
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onslaught
nounThe act of attacking:
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Translations
هُجوم، إنْقِضاض
stormløb
árás, áhlaup
spēcīgs uzbrukums
şiddetli saldırı
onslaught
[ˈɒnslɔːt] N (gen) → ataque m, arremetida fto make a furious onslaught on a critic → atacar violentamente a un crítico
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onslaught
n (Mil) → (heftiger) Angriff (→ on auf +acc); (fig also) → Attacke f (→ on auf +acc); to make an onslaught on somebody/something (fig) (verbally) → jdn/etw angreifen or attackieren; (on work) → einer Sache (dat) → zu Leibe rücken; the constant onslaught of advertisements on TV → das ständige Bombardement der Fernsehzuschauer mit Werbung
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onslaught
(ˈonsloːt) noun a fierce attack. an onslaught on the enemy troops.
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