Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Onslaught"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Onslaught \On"slaught`\, n. [OE. on on + slaught, slaht,
slaughter. See {Slaughter}.]
1. An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack
or assault.
By storm and onslaught to proceed. --Hudibras.
2. A bloody fray or battle. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
onslaught
n 1: a sudden and severe onset of trouble
2: an offensive against and enemy (using weapons); "the attack
began at dawn" [syn: {attack}, {onset}, {onrush}]
3: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic
communication (spoken or written) [syn: {barrage}, {outpouring}]
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