onslaught
English Thesaurus
1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) (noun.act)
hyponym | : | ground attack, |
definition | : | an attack by ground troops (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | charge, |
definition | : | an impetuous rush toward someone or something (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | banzai attack, banzai charge, |
definition | : | a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | diversion, diversionary attack, |
definition | : | an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | incursion, penetration, |
definition | : | an attack that penetrates into enemy territory (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | blitz, blitzkrieg, |
definition | : | a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | strike, |
definition | : | an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | counterattack, countermove, |
definition | : | an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | fire, firing, |
definition | : | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | strafe, |
definition | : | an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane (noun.act) |
part holonym | : | assault, |
definition | : | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack (noun.act) |
2. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) (noun.communication)
3. a sudden and severe onset of trouble (noun.event)
hypernym | : | trouble, |
definition | : | an event causing distress or pain (noun.event) |
4. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) (noun.act)
derivation | : | aggress, attack, |
definition | : | take the initiative and go on the offensive (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | assail, attack, |
definition | : | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with (verb.competition) |
5. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) (noun.communication)
derivation | : | barrage, bombard, |
definition | : | address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage (verb.communication) |
6. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) (noun.act)
derivation | : | aggress, attack, |
definition | : | take the initiative and go on the offensive (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | assail, attack, |
definition | : | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with (verb.competition) |
7. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) (noun.communication)
derivation | : | barrage, bombard, |
definition | : | address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage (verb.communication) |
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