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onslaught definition

on·slaught (än′slôt′)

noun

a violent, intense attack

Etymology: altered (infl. by slaughter) < Du annslag < slagen, to strike: see slay

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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