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ONSLAUGHT
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
(noun) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); “the attack began at dawn”
barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught
(noun) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); “a barrage of questions”; “a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake”
onslaught
(noun) a sudden and severe onset of trouble
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
onslaught (plural onslaughts)
A fierce attack.
Synonym: onrush
(by extension) A large number of people or things resembling an attack.
Source: Wiktionary
On"slaught`, n. Etym: [OE. on on + slaught, slaht, slaughter. See Slaughter.]
1. An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault. By storm and onslaught to proceed. Hudibras.
2. A bloody fray or battle. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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