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Meaning of Onslaught | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɒn.slɔːt

Definitions

  1. A fierce attack.
  2. A large number of people or things resembling an attack.

Equivalents

العربية الهجوم
Беларуская націск
Bosanski napor preša utok
Català atac envestida
Čeština invaze nájezd nápor úder útok
Ελληνικά ορμή
Galego presa riola
Hrvatski napor preša utok
Italiano assalto invasione
Қазақша басу
Kurdî atac
Latina eruptio
Te Reo Māori tukituki
Polski atak najazd szturm zapęd
Română asalt atac ofensivă
Русский наплыв на́тиск
Српски napor preša utok
Türkçe saldırı taarruz
Українська натиск

Examples

“They opened the doors and prepared for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.”
“The inevitable Baggies onslaught followed as substitute Simon Cox saw his strike excellently parried by keeper Bunn, with Cox heading the rebound down into the ground and agonisingly over the bar.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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