onslaught
- A fierce attack.
- (broadly) A large number of people or things resembling an attack.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɒnslɔːt/
Etymology
In summary
From on- + slaught. Formed after Middle Dutch aenslag, aenslach, equivalent to aen + slag, although slaught corresponds to Middle Dutch slacht; slag is cognate with the English weaving term sley. Compare Dutch aanslag and German Anschlag.
dancing ahead
assaut
asalto
assalto
ataque
atac
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