onslaught
noun
Origin of onslaught
Related Words for onslaught
offensive, blitz, onset, assault, invasion, incursion, aggression, offense, charge, onrush, assailmentExamples from the Web for onslaught
Contemporary Examples of onslaught
Nearby, Loescher added, parking lots are a great place to see the onslaught.
And the onslaught of the elements has helped raise tensions to the point where a new explosion is expected any day.
Now Tehran is making mass arrests to try to stop the onslaught.
She said the weapons were meant for ISIS troops involved in the onslaught on Rojava.
More than a dozen times he rescued the U.S. from the Belgian onslaught, improbably blocking shot after shot.
Historical Examples of onslaught
And the surprise of his onslaught proved an ally of unguessed potency.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
Kirkwood turned to meet her onslaught with a mien grave, determined, unflinching.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
And so forty-eight hours were left one to prepare for the onslaught.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
If so, he could easily have risked some 20,000 in the first onslaught.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
General Foch not only checked the German onslaught, but drove it back.