Complete Definition of "onslaught"

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Pronunciation
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Etymology
anslaight, similar to D. aanslag.

Noun
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  1. A fierce attack.
  2. A large quantity of people or things resembling an attack.

#:They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.

Translations
trans-top|a fierce attack
Hungarian: támadás
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trans-top|large quantity of people or things resembling an attack
Hungarian: roham, ostrom
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French: assaut
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Spanish: asalto
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