Onslaught - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɑːnslɔːt|
Brit.
|ˈɒnslɔːt|
noun
- a sudden and severe onset of trouble
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) (syn: attack, onrush, onset)
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) (syn: barrage, bombardment, outpouring)
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) (syn: attack, onrush, onset)
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) (syn: barrage, bombardment, outpouring)
Extra examples
...the massive onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by surprise...
In December they launched a full-scale onslaught on the capital.
He praised his wife for her dignity under the onslaught of the tabloid press.
...an elaborate system of dikes built to protect the lowlands from the relentless onslaught of the sea...
Word forms
noun
singular: onslaught
plural: onslaughts
singular: onslaught
plural: onslaughts
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