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# onslaught

noun (onslaughts)

«onslaught» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An onslaught is a fierce, sudden attack, when many people or things rush at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onslaught/#m1)

### In the lessons

in battles and tales, a hero's fierce attack on the enemy

### Examples

- The knights made a fierce onslaught on the castle gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onslaught/#x1)
- The army's onslaught scattered the enemy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onslaught/#x2)
- The storm was a wild onslaught on the little village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onslaught/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «onslaught» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/onslaught/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«onslaught» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/onslaught.html) on Mova free.