onslaught means A fierce attack. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 69 out of 100.
onslaught is pronounced /ˈɒn.slɔːt/.
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.
noun
- A fierce attack.
- A large number of people or things resembling an attack.“They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.”