onslaught
(noun)
noun
1. a sudden and severe onset of trouble
Definition categories: event, trouble
2. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
Similar word(s): attack, onrush, onset
Definition categories: act, operation
3. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
Similar word(s): barrage, bombardment, outpouring
Definition categories: communication, language
Sentences with onslaught as a noun:
- They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.