Onslaught Definition
ŏnslôt, ôn-
noun
A violent, intense attack.
Webster's New World
An overwhelming outpouring.
An onslaught of third-class mail.
American Heritage
A large quantity of people or things resembling an attack.
They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.
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Noun
Singular:
onslaught
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onslaughtsOrigin of Onslaught
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Alteration (influenced by obsolete slaughte slaughter) of Dutch aanslag a striking at from Middle Dutch aenslach aen- on an- in Indo-European roots slach a striking
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From anslaight (compare Dutch aanslag and German Anschlag), equivalent to on- +"Ž slaught.
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