Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A violent attack.
- noun An overwhelming outpouring.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Attack; onset; aggression; assault; an inroad; an incursion; a bloody attack.
- noun Synonyms Assault, etc. See
onset .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.
- noun Scot. A bloody fray or battle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A fierce attack.
- noun A large quantity of people or things resembling an attack.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
- noun (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- noun a sudden and severe onset of trouble
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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An angry Mr. Kasich tells me that this onslaught is the way it's been from the Strickland campaign for 14 straight months.
Is Time Up for Ted? Stephen Moore 2010
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It's clear to me that the media onslaught is the default.
April 2002 2002
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It's clear to me that the media onslaught is the default.
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For others the final onslaught is like scaling Annapurna on the double.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Elena's struggle to escape the onslaught is quite engrossing.
REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction #26 edited by Gardner Dozois 2009
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I think if we back him up he will be able to overcome this onslaught from the greedy power brokers and the congressmen that have their hands in the till.
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If anything, the current military onslaught is serving to only strengthen the enemy.
Michael Hughes: Saving Afghanistan Requires Smashing Dangerous Delusions Michael Hughes 2010
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If anything, the current military onslaught is serving to only strengthen the enemy.
Michael Hughes: Saving Afghanistan Requires Smashing Dangerous Delusions Michael Hughes 2010
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If anything, the current military onslaught is serving to only strengthen the enemy.
Michael Hughes: Saving Afghanistan Requires Smashing Dangerous Delusions Michael Hughes 2010
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If anything, the current military onslaught is serving to only strengthen the enemy.
Michael Hughes: Saving Afghanistan Requires Smashing Dangerous Delusions Michael Hughes 2010
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