Noun: onslaught 'ón,slot
- A sudden and severe onset of trouble
"The company faced an onslaught of negative publicity after the product recall"
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
"the onslaught began at dawn";
- attack, onset, onrush
- The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
"The witness faced an onslaught of questions from the lawyers";
- barrage, bombardment, outpouring
Derived forms: onslaughts
Type of: language, linguistic communication, military operation, op [informal], operation, trouble
Encyclopedia: Onslaught