English Explanatory Dictionary

onslaught

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fierce attack.
  2. A large number of people or things resembling an attack.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒn.slɔːt/ /ˈɔnsloːt/ /ˈɑn.slɔt/ /ˈɔn.slɔt/ /ˈɑn.slɑt/ en-us-onslaught.ogg /ˈɔnslɔt/

Word forms

onslaught onslaughts anslaight

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

onrush

Related words

slew

Derived words

onslaughter
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