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Look up: onslaught

  1. Onslaught
    HMS Onslaught was a British Onslow Class destroyer of 1540 tons displacement launched in 1941 as HMS Pathfinder. HMS Onslaught was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots. She was armed with two 4.7 inch guns; four 2 pdr pom-pom guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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  2. onslaught
    [n] - a sudden and severe onset of trouble
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Onslaught
    On'slaught` noun [ Middle English on on + slaught , slaht , slaughter. See Slaughter .] 1. An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault. « By storm and onslaught to proceed. ...
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  4. onslaught
    1. An attack; an onset; especially, a furious or murderous attack or assault. 'By storm and onslaught to proceed.' (Hudibras) ... 2. A bloody fray or battle. ... Origin: OE. On on + slaught, slaht, slaughter. See Slaughter. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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  5. onslaught
    noun a sudden and severe onset of trouble
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  6. Onslaught
    • (n.) An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault. • (n.) A bloody fray or battle.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. onslaught
    • a sudden and severe onset of trouble
    • an offensive against and enemy (using weapons)
    • the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

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  8. Onslaught
    (comics) `Onslaught` is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Man #15 (May 1996), and was co-created by writers Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, and artist Andy Kubert. The character of Onslaught has also been featured ...
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  9. Onslaught
    (band) `Onslaught` are an English thrash metal band from Bristol, England. Initially active from 1983 to 1991, they reformed in 2004. The band initially drew influence from the second wave punk rock bands such as Discharge and The Exploited, and then adopted a straight forward thrash metal so...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onslaught

  10. Onslaught
    (video game) `Onslaught` is a video game that was released by Hewson in 1989 for the Amiga and subsequently ported to the Atari ST, PC and Sega Mega Drive. The game is a fantasy platform beat`em up featuring an eerie soundtrack and graphic violence, with strong imagery of blood, gore a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onslaught

  11. Onslaught
    (DC Comics) The `Onslaught` (formerly known as the `Jihad`) are a fictional team of state sponsored super powered Quraci terrorists published by DC Comics.They first appeared in Suicide Squad series 1 #1, (May 1987), and were created by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell. Publication hi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onslaught

  12. Onslaught
    (Transformers) `Onslaught` is the name of two fictional characters in the various page= 43-->--> However, when his plans fail, he can become a devastating force in battle, as his fury that his carefully laid out plans have been thwarted can inspire him to acts to violence. Joins with fellow C...
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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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