"He was overpowered by the merciless onslaught."
The onslaught of the Black Death is difficult to suppress.
The first known use of the word 'onslaught' was in 1625. It was modified from the Dutch word 'aanslang', which means 'a violent attack, act of striking'.
The word is onslaught.
Meaning: overwhelming assault or force; very large amount of something SENTENCE: He faced it with an onslaught of junk mail
There are two different definitions for the term onslaught. It can be defined as being an overwhelming amount of force or an attack. It can also mean an overwhelming quantity of something. An example of this term in a sentence is â??There was an onslaught of complaints that came in regarding the new product line at the storeâ??.
The castle was unable to defend against the marauders' onslaught. I am expecting a veritable onslaught of butterflies, this spring.
My sister was the victim of an Onslaught of water balloons The Incas were overcome by the Spanish conquistadors' onslaught.
Onslaught - Transformers - was created in 1987.
Onslaught - novel - was created in 2002.
Onslaught - band - was created in 1983.
Onslaught - comics - was created in 1996.