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Noun onslaught has 3 senses

onslaught - a sudden and severe onset of trouble
--₁ is a kind of trouble

attack, onslaught, onset, onrush - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
--₂ is a kind of operation, military operation
--₂ has parts: assault
--₂ has particulars:

ground attack; charge; banzai attack, banzai charge; diversion, diversionary attack; penetration, incursion; blitz; strike; counterattack, countermove; bombing, bombardment; fire, firing; strafe; surprise attack, coup de main

barrage, outpouring, onslaught - the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
--₃ is a kind of language, linguistic communication