onslaught

onslaught
/on"slawt', awn"-/, n.
an onset, assault, or attack, esp. a vigorous one.
[1615-25; < D aanslag a striking, (earlier) attack (equiv. to aan ON + slag blow, stroke; akin to SLAY), with assim. to obs. slaught SLAUGHTER]

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