onslaught   (Sound)

The noun onslaught has 3 senses

• onslaught -- (a sudden and severe onset of trouble)


• attack, onslaught, onset, onrush -- ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn")


• barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught -- (the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake")