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onslaught |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Onslaught \On"slaught`\, n. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: onslaught n 1: a sudden and severe onset of trouble 2: the beginning of an offensive; "the attack began at dawn" [syn: {attack}, {onset}, {onrush}] 3: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) [syn: {barrage}, {outpouring}]
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